Chewing Gum Facts!
Need an activity for a Friday or a substitute? Have small groups read over some of the facts about chewing gum. Have small groups make 5-7 True or False questions to exchange with another group to answer. Regroup and discuss and then have students do one of the extension activities.
What is 7,400 ft. long? (That’s about 1 1/2 miles) The answer, the longest gum wrapper chain ever made. It took Cathy Ushler of Redmond, Washington from 1969-1992 to make!
Do you like chewing gum? You’re not alone. About 100,000 tons of gum are chewed every year!
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, in 1994, Susan Montgomery blew the largest bubble on record. It was 23 inches in diameter.
Did you know that chewing gum on an airplane will keep your ears from popping? Gum chewing makes your salivary glands produce 250% more saliva than normally, so you swallow more. That helps to balance pressure in your head.
The USA has the most gum chewers.
Check out the entire posting of fun facts and extension activities at my website for teachers/kids: http://www.gailhennessey.com/index.shtml?chewinggum.html
Gail
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