Name: Class Period:

Curious Candies

Observations
1) Each person in your group should come up and get one bag of candy.
Work with your group write down everything you observe about the candy. Use all your senses
(except taste) and note the physical properties of the candy.

Draw a picture of the outside of the candy. Also, take apart the candy and draw the layers.
Describe what you see.

What are some variables of this candy we can investigate?

 What variables can you test with an experiment?
Fill in the blank with questions you can ask to form an experiment.
Variable- Color
Question- Do certain color candies dissolve faster in water?
Variable- Number of Candies.
Question-
Variable- Temperature.
Question-
Variable-Type of liquid.
Question-

Which color candy dissolves faster in water?

Inference: Which color candy do you think will dissolve faster? Or do you think they will all be
the same?
Evidence: What evidence do you have that supports your inference?

1)Fill a small beaker with room temperature water and place in a candy.
2)Time how long it takes for all the outer coating of the candy to disappear.
3)Start the time when the candy enters the water. The time should stop when you either, see
no more coating or see no more color coming off the candy.
4) Do 5 trials for each color. Make sure to get new water for each trial.
Record your data and observation on the next page.
 Data Tables
Color ______________ Observations: Write and draw

Candy # Time (s)

__________________________
1 __________________________
__________________________
2 __________________________
__________________________
3 __________________________
__________________________
4
__________________________
5

Color ______________ Observations: Write and draw

Candy # Time (s)

__________________________
1 __________________________
__________________________
2 __________________________
__________________________
3 __________________________
__________________________
4
__________________________
5

Color ______________ Observations: Write and draw

Candy # Time (s)

__________________________
1 __________________________
__________________________
2 __________________________
__________________________
3 __________________________
__________________________
4
__________________________
5
 Test one more variable
1)What variable are you testing? __________________________

2)What question are you asking? _________________________________________

3)What is your inference about what will happen?

4)What evidence do you have to support your inference?

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

5)How are you going to test your question and record data?

Check with the teacher before you test. Teachers Initials ________________
Test it. Remember to record all observations and data.
 Concluding Questions
Choose questions Option 1 or Option 2
Option 1
1) You broke open a red candy and found that the outer shell was thicker than the shell on
a blue candy. Would this be Evidence, Inference, or Opinion for the statement: Blue
candies dissolve fast in water?

2) You know that sugar dissolves better at higher temperatures, so you believe that the
candy will dissolve faster in warmer water. This is an example of Evidence, Inference, or
Opinion?

3) You think that oil will dissolve the candy faster. This is an example of Evidence,
Inference, or Opinion?

4) Explain: What is the difference between Inference and Evidence?

Option 2
1) Give an example of one form of evidence from either of the variable tests above.

2) What was your inference from the evidence you listed above?

3) How did the evidence you collected lead you to your inference?