Name: Jack Raclaw

Gummy Bear Osmosis

Background Info:
Most gummy candy dissolves in water. Gummy bears are an exception. This is because they are made with
gelatin. When gummy bears are made, gelatin and water are heated and mixed. As the mixture cools, water
leaves the candy and the andy hardens and becomes gummy/chewy. When you put a gummy bear in water, it
is a solute and the water molecules are the solvent.

Gummy bears have a semi-permeable membrane -- their surface has holes in it and these holes allow small
particles like water in, but don’t let larger particles (like
DAY 1
bear A 100% 2 cm 2.7 g

bear B 20 ml Vinegar 1.5 cm 2.7 g

bear C 10g salt 1.3 cm 2.7 g

sugar) out.
​BEFORE ^^^^^^^^^

AFTER——->
Day 2

BEAR A 100%H20 2.9cm 9.5g WIDTH 2.4cm

BEAR B 20 ml Vinegar 3cm 2.5g WIDTH 2cm

BEAR C 10g Salt 1.5cm 11g WIDTH1.3cm

BEAR A 100% h20 3.4 17.9g WIDTH 2.1

BEAR B 20 ml vinegar 3.2 19.1 WIDTH 1.9

BEAR C 10g salt 2.3 13.0 WIDTH 1.8

Directions:​ Use the scientific method to investigate how a gummy bear reacts when placed in different
osmotic environments

My question:

How does affect the size of a gummy bear?

Brainstorming: ​What do you think will affect the size of the gummy bear??
Vinegar, Salt, Carbonated Drinks, Sugar,

Independent Variable: Dependent Variable:

Type of solution. change in size

Control Variables: What data are you going to collect?

The amount of solute, type of water, the color of Mass of the gummy bear.
the gummy bear. Height of the gummy bear,
will the color of the gummy bear change?

My hypothesis (what you think will happen) :

If we use salt for the gummy bear

THEN the gummy bear will get bigger and salt will be inside of it

BECAUSE salt is getting inside the mass of the gummy bear to cause it to become bigger, squishier
and and have salt inside of it.

Materials:
Cups, Salt, Gummy p Bear

Experimental Procedure ** Draw out what your cups will look like.
Data Collection: What data should I collect? What do I need to measure and observe?

Need to collect the overall size and change in the gummy bear, we measure the height, size and
observe if salt goes inside.