Gummy Bear Osmosis
Grades K–2, 3–5, 6–8 · 30 min · by Peter Bohacek · Updated Aug 30, 2026
Students explore the effect of sugar concentration on the rate of osmosis. Students create sugar solutions of various concentrations. Then students place gummy bears in the solutions overnight and observe the changes. Students use a graph to interpret results
Learning goals
Students learn vocabulary: osmosis, concentration, absorption
Equipment needed
10 beakers or cups
10 beakers or cups
1 kg of sugar
1 kg of sugar
a bag of gummy bears
a bag of gummy bears
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