Will they melt?

Our Jelly Bean Experiment

We listened to the "Jelly Bean Blues" again today. The song is about someone who leaves some jelly beans in his pocket and they melt into a "big blob of goo." We are wondering if jelly beans really do that, so we started an experiment. During our morning meeting, we chose eight jelly beans, a few of our least favorite flavors, and put them in the pocket of an old pair of jeans. Then, we put the jeans outside in the sun on one of the benches.

We checked them as we walked to the playground, after lunch, and after naptime. After naptime, we took them out of the pocket to see how they were doing. They were definitely not a big blob of goo, but they were "hot" and softer. We pulled one apart and notice it was softer on the inside. "Something is happening on the inside." Mrs. Lohman is bringing them inside for the night. We'll continue the experiment tomorrow. 

Can you jump down from the rock wall and stick the landing? 

Yes, they can!

Teamwork!