Gummy Bear Osmosis

7th graders are learning about osmosis by making gummy bears take a bath... a 24 hour bath! Today in science class, the 7th grade students were busy measuring gummy bears before they sent them swimming in a cup of water.

After taking initial measurements...

 and immersing their bear in water...

 they will use their power of patience until tomorrow's class.

 Tomorrow, we will be visiting our soggy friends and see if osmosis took place. The 7th grade has predicted that through diffusion and osmosis, the cute little gummy bears will become larger squishy wet blobs that have absorbed water like a sponge.  We know they will grow! The real question is... HOW MUCH!  We will have to wait until tomorrow and see.

 OSMOSIS! a Rap Lecture by Glenn Wolkenfeld   

A fun song and video that helped us learn about osmosis. Click on the title to watch it for yourself!