Does someone wearing hairspray attract more insects than someone who is not? 1. A hypothesis: A person who is wearing hairspray attracts more bugs than a person who is not. 2. Explain how to set up the experiment
Brainstorm a list of all the variables that must be kept constant during the experiment: Same age, same hair colour, same gender, same types of insects, same type of hairspray, same room, same temperature, same liking for insects, same amount of insects in each room
Include identification of the independent variable: The independent variable is amount of hairspray being used.
The dependent variable: The dependent variable is the insects being attracted to the hairspray.
Identify the control group: The control group is the group without hairspray
Identify the experimental group(s): The experimental groups of this experiment are the groups with hairspray.
3. Provide enough details for someone else to set up your experiment: First, you would collect one hundred people of the same gender, the same age, and the same hair colour. Next, split up the one hundred people into four groups. Twenty-five people in each group. In group one, no one will have hairspray. In group two, the people will have a weak amount of hairspray. In group three, people will have a medium amount of hairspray. In group four, the people will have a high amount of hairspray. Put each group in a room full of insects. Check after an hour to see which group attracted the most insects.
1. A hypothesis: A person who is wearing hairspray attracts more bugs than a person who is not.
2. Explain how to set up the experiment
3. Provide enough details for someone else to set up your experiment:
First, you would collect one hundred people of the same gender, the same age, and the same hair colour. Next, split up the one hundred people into four groups. Twenty-five people in each group. In group one, no one will have hairspray. In group two, the people will have a weak amount of hairspray. In group three, people will have a medium amount of hairspray. In group four, the people will have a high amount of hairspray. Put each group in a room full of insects. Check after an hour to see which group attracted the most insects.