Bubble Gum Writing

I needed a project that would cross between different subjects and bring together many ideas we've been working on.  I found this idea on pinterest (yes, I'm in love with that website!) and used it three weeks ago on my third graders.  It turned out to be a HUGE hit!  This project was going to combine science (doing an experiment, gathering data, putting data together to create a graph) and reading (sequencing events and appropriately labeling transition phrases).  The students were each handed a piece of bubble gum and told to chew it and see if they could blow a bubble.  They each were given a small pink circle to put their name on.  If they could blow a bubble, they put their pink circle into the "Yes" side of the bar graph.  If they couldn't blow a bubble, they put their pink circle into the "No" side of the bar graph.  Then, they were given the "First, Next, Last" paper and told to clearly write out the steps they took to be able to blow a bubble or the steps they think they should take to be able to blow a bubble.  Finally, they used scrap paper to create their own faces.  I punched a hole in their mouths and taped a blown up pink balloon to their faces.  These cute pictures hung in the back of my classroom and all the kids absolutely LOVED sharing their findings as well as their pictures.  I could highly recommend this project.