V1 skittles lesson

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V1 skittles lesson

Planning

- Doing research?

- Research question 1

• Taste
• Steps of doing research

- Research questions 2&3

• making graphs

Goal

1. you can apply the different steps of scientific resurch
   
2. you understand the basics of taste
3. you can draw a correct graph 

Doing Research

• Strict format

• Finding the truth 

•  Others have to find same results

Research Question?

The question you want answered.

examples: 

1. Is there a taste difference between the different colored skittles?
   
2. Do the bags have the same amount of skittles?
   
3. Are the different colord skittles evenly distributed in the bags?
   

Taste

Mouth:

Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Salty and Umami

Nose:

Complex smells lead to  complex tastes

you taste everything everywhere

Hypothesis

• Possible answers on research question
  
• Based on theory

write down hypotosis for research question: Is there a taste difference between the different colored skittles?

Material

A list of all the things you need for your research

- As detailed as possible

- Also say how much you need

Which materials do you need for the question: Is there a taste difference between the different colored skittles?

Method

A detailed description of how you want to do your research.

- As detailed as possible

- The next person has to do exact the same thing

- Don't forget to think about how you want to store your results

Write the methods for the research question: Is there a taste difference between the different colored skittles?

volunteer?

Results

- A clear overview of the experiments with the use of graphs and tabels

- NO opinion on/interpetation of the results

Conclusion

Discussion

Answer resurch question

- True/False hypothesis

- Interpretation of the resulst

- Discuss your findings

- Name the improvements

Is there a taste difference between the different colored skittles?
All skittles taste differently the same

1. True
2. False

Breaking news!

one more time!

Next questions

Do the bags have the same amount of skittles? 

Are the different colord skittles evenly distributed in the bags?

Place in order:

1. research question

2.

3.

4.

5.

conclusion / discusion

hypothesis

material & methods

experiment / results

Methods

• Each get a bag of skittles
  
• Count the total amount of skittles 
  
• Count the skittles for each collor
  
• Write down your results
  
• Done? you can eat them
  

How many skittles are in your bag?
Make a graph with these results and calculate the average

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Make a graph with these results and calculate the average

Graph