This project began on January 20, 2003 and concluded on February 28, 2003.

It is our hypothesis that, at the end of
this project, the color appearing MOST in Froot Loop Boxes will be ORANGE! Final results were posted on 3/3/03!

Each participating class will need to have 1 box of Kellogg's Froot Loops
(due to marketing stategies of Kellogg's across the US and world, and with the new melonberry flavor -- we are not specifying a certain weight. When submitting your data, you will indicate which size of Froot Loop's you used.) One exception -- please DO NOT use the marshmellow Froot Loops!

You will need to weigh the box of Froot Loops and compare the ACTUAL weight with the posted weight on the box! (sidenote: this is only for classes which wish to take this project to a higher level with comparisons of posted weight vs actual weight!)

After the box has been weighed, you will need to divide the Froot Loops into the following groupings:

Purple
Orange
Blue
Red
Yellow
Pink**
(melonberry)
Green
Broken
  • Broken consists of anything that is not a full froot loop!!  
  • If a froot loop has seems to have two colors, please put the froot loop in the dominant color group.
  • If a froot loop is attached to another froot loop, please detach carefully and then put into the appropriate group.
  • You might wish to have some baggies on hand to store your froot loops in case this project rolls over to another day.
  • You might wish to use disposable gloves when working with froot loops.
  • **It is okay to use Froot Loops with or without the new melonberry flavor. Please do NOT use marshmellow Froot Loops!
Students will count the Froot Loops in each color group and write down a final tally count for each color!

You are encouraged to take photos of your project and create a page to show off your kids!! We will have a page of schools who create webpages about this project!!

The teacher will submit the online form (or send email) with the total count of each group and the actual weight of your box of Froot Loops.

Data will be posted on website displaying each school's counts and weights. Plus, we will have a graph indicating top colors per school. Remember, our hypothesis is:
at the end of this project, the color appearing MOST in Froot Loop Boxes will be ORANGE!
This is a FUN way to teach your students math, measurement, working as a team and more! But more than that, this is a chance to teach your students good cooperation skills!! Any data received that seems suspicious will NOT be recorded. There are NO prizes for participating in this project so please do not let your competitive spirit diminish your integrity. Thank you!