Experiment Reflections

Self Reflection on Bubble Experiment

Driving Question?  Which kind of bubble solution makes the longest lasting bubble?

List the Major Steps in the Project:  The major steps were:

1.  Gather dish soap, water, glycerin, corn syrup, 3 pipe cleaners and 3 jars.

2.  Take first jar and add 1 cup + 1 Tbsp. of water and 1/3 cup of dish soap.  Stir together.  Label #1.

3.  Take second jar and add 1 cup of water, 1/3 cup of dish soap, and 1 Tbsp. of glycerin.  Stir together.  Label #2.

4.  Take third jar and add 1 cup of water, 1/3 cup of dish soap, and 1 Tbsp. of corn syrup.  Stir together.  Label #3.

5.  Twist pipe cleaner into a bubble wand.  Dip in solution #1.  Make a bubble.  Time how long the bubble lasts.  Write down on a sheet of paper.  Repeat the same procedure 6 times and record data.  

6.  Repeat #5 with each of the solutions.

7.  Find the average of the bubble seconds in each solution by adding the numbers, then dividing by six.

8.  Figure out which solution made the longest lasting bubbles.  Guess why?

What is the most important thing you learned?  I learned that the glycerin solution made the longest lasting bubble.  I think the glycerin made the bubble longer lasting because it is thicker than water so it added a thickness that made the bubble last longer.

What do you wish you had spent more time on or done differently?  I would do this experiment again in the summer so we could do it outside and get accurate results.  The cold weather outside would effect the bubbles because it is too dry for the bubbles too last longer.  (The outside temperature was -17)

What part of the project did you do your best work on?  I did the best work with recording the times and averaging the numbers.

What was the most enjoyable part?  The most enjoyable part was recording the information and finding the average.  

What was the least enjoyable part?  The least enjoyable part was when we had to blow the bubbles and and they would instantly pop and we'd have to try again.