Bubble Gum Lab

Today in class we did a lab where we tested the strechyness and bubble blowing ability of chewing gum using the Scientific Method. We tested the brands “Hubba Bubba” and “Big League Chew”.

Hypothesis:

I predict that Big League Chew will produce the biggest bubbles because it has more surface area than a piece of Hubba Bubba. This will make the gum easier to chew and soften up to make a better bubble in the limited chewing time given.

 

Conclusion:

My hypothesis was right; Big League Chew made better bubbles than Hubba Bubba. The reasoning behind this is that the Big League Chew came in smaller strips, making the gum have more surface area than a piece of Hubba Bubba with the same weight. This made Big League Chew easier to soften up, given that both gums had an equal amount of time to be chewed. Because Big League Chew was so soft and easy to chew, the bubbles produced were more frequent and had time to get bigger because the gum was so strechy. Hubba Bubba gum was more dense and harder to chew, making the bubbles more stiff and less strechy.

Next time I buy gum, I now know what brand to get!