The Science of a Kiss

On Tuesday, September 9th the physical science class took part in a experiment revolving around a Hersey's kiss. This lab was very engaging due to the fact that the first thing we did was estimate if a rounded, stubby container or a skinny and tall container held more Hersey's kisses. In my lab group, we estimated that the rounded, stubby container held most Hersey's kisses than the tall container and come to find out, we were the only group that guessed that. All of the other groups hypothesized that the containers held the same number of kisses but my group spent a lot of time analyzing the two containers comparing them in every way we could to help us form a correct hypothesis. The lab was not only revolved around Hersey's kisses though, the lab was very useful in teaching the class the formulas for gravitational energy (GE= mgh), the formula for the kinetic energy of a moving object (KE= 1/2 mv^2), and also that the unit of energy is the joule (j). I was taught that information when i was in high school but it was very nice to have a refresher to remind me of those two things. The group finally participated in dropping the Hersey kiss from a height of 0.1 meter, 0.5 meter, and 1 meter and recording the results in order to find the gravitational potential energy. This lab was very interesting and i think it would be a good lab for elementary students because i think that the students would not only enjoy the lab because it deals with Hersey kisses but i also think the children would enjoy estimating to see which container fit more Hersey's kisses. This lab was great for those of us who are looking into becoming a science teacher!