First off, I enjoyed this activity as a senior in college, I can only imagine how those elementary kids would like it. I think this is a good example of learning when you're not even consciously aware of it. Giving the students a physical example of what is being talked about in class and being able to see where the numbers and data are coming from can make a big deal. Some students might be able to read an article and be able to mentally see what happened in an activity like this, but for students to be able to see a hands on example could make a world of a difference.
Students also get to see what skills that scientists use in real life while categorizing and taking in data. Allowing the students to be able to act as much like a scientists will allow them to connect to this activity. The students will be able to choose how they want to look at the contents in the bag and find a way to take in the data to look at it from the scientist lens. This allows the students to be able to be creative and work together as a class/group to be able to put this information together.
I like this activity that there was a beginning count and then it changed after throwing the the M&Ms. This allows for more discussion about when/why the scientists have to look at the data and make a conclusion why the data changed. I think this will promote some good classroom discussion and be able to listen to each other and come up with the best reasoning and ideas about what happend to the data.
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