What is GUM??

What is GUM?

The topic I chose for my inquiry assignment is "What is Gum?" This topic is of interest to me because I love gum. I love all types of gum. Every flavor, brand, texture, I just LOVE gum! Gum is everywhere I look. Everyday, millions of people chew gum! A question to wonder about, how many people do you see a day chewing gum?

The specific questions I am exploring at this stage in my inquiry are, 'what is gum? how is gum made? Why do some people prefer specific brands over another brand? and why do people throw their gum on the ground instead of in the trash can?'

What I am doing, noticing and wondering at this stage is I am observing. I am observing everywhere I go. I observe gum on the subway, while I am walking my dog, when I am at school, etc. I notice gum everywhere. I wonder why gum is so popular? I also wonder, why do people enjoy chewing gum?

The next steps I plan to take and the directions I am pursuing are to conduct surveys, recording observations, interviews and collecting artifacts with the students in my classroom.

What else you should know about what I am learning is that every person is different in the brands, flavor and texture of the gum they chew.

Two sources to check out NOW!

http://gumalert.blogspot.com/

This blog is of interest to me because it is about gum. This blog is related to my inquiry focus because I am trying to find out what is gum? This blog offers our class the availability to learn about different different types of gum. The authors of the site show a picture of each gum that they review. In the review the authors list the flavor, texture overall taste and gumball rating system.

http://candyaddict.com/blog/

This blog is of interest to me because it is about candy and I love candy. Everyday this blog we posts 2-3 candy-related articles. This blog also contains candy reviews. In addition, this blog is related to my inquiry focus because their are gum articles and reviews posted. This blog offers the class the opportunity to read and learn about different types of candy. For the candy lovers of the class, this is a great blog to read.