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Question
Pick ONE of the examples below and describe the steps of the scientific method you would use to test the question or find the solution to the problem. In other words, please design a virtual experiment (using the steps of the scientific method) to test the hypothesis you make about one of the questions listed below.
Be sure to identify the steps (observation, hypothesis, prediction, experiment/test, controls, results, conclusions). In your responses to each other, help each other identify the parts of the process properly so that the results can be clearly interpreted
Will chilling an onion before cutting it keep you from crying?
If you shake up different kinds or brands of soft drinks (e.g., carbonated), will they all spew the same amount?
Do all breakfast cereals that say they have 100% of the U.S. ntify the steps (observation, hypothesis, prediction, experiment/test, controls, results, conclusions). In your responses to each other, help each other identify the parts of the process properly so that the results can be clearly interpreted.recommended daily allowance (RDA) for iron really have the same amount?
Are all potato chips equally greasy (you can crush them to get uniform samples and look at the diameter of a grease spot on brown paper)?
Is greasiness different if different oils are used (e.g., peanut versus soybean)?
Does eating breakfast have an effect on school performance?
Do the same types of mold grow on all types of bread?
Does increasing the ethylene concentration ripen fruit more quickly?
Can you use a household water filter to remove flavor or color from other liquids?
Does the power of a microwave affect how well it makes popcorn?
Can you tell/taste the difference between ground beef, chuck, and round after they have been cooked?
Explanation / Answer
Lets consider the problem that whether having breakfast effects the school performance or not
OBSERVATION:
It us usually a stated fact in the literature that having breakfast gives a sudden spike in the blood glucose level after an intermittent fasting cycle during sleep, which acts as an instant boost for the brain cells or neurons to function in an enhanced manner.
HYPOTHESIS: The breakfast does not help in improving school performance
PREDICTION: Breakfast should improve school performance
EXPERIMENTS: Two groups of lets say a few school students of the same age group with IQs almost same are given the same amount of calories in the breakfast lets say 350 calories. Their output can then be analyzed by giving them a mentally challenging task and then scoring the results based on their marks.
CONTROL: Another control group is taken into consideration, now this group is subjected to the condition of no breakfast. And the same mentally challenging task evaluated on the basis of their performances.
RESULTS: Lets say about 85% of the students in grouo A i.e. The ones that had breakfast performed well with the scores ranging from 8 to 10 on a scale of 10 while the group B the ones wihout breakfast scored relatively less scores.
CONCLUSION: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day as after a period of fating fr about 6 to 7 hours during our sleep all the glucose reserves in the blood are used up for the repair of some cells and tissues and hence a net deficit is faced during the morning time. Thus breakfast acts as an immediate boost for the cells in the body especially the brain cells whose sole energy source is Glucose. Thus breakfast has been an important meal to enhance the school performance in students.