1. Do people select things based on their favorite color?

2. The Report

3. Table of Contents Page number Statement of Purpose The Hypothesis Background Research Material List Testing Procedure Observations and Results Variables and Controls Conclusion Bibliography Acknowledgements

4. Problem I did this project to see if people would sort things based on their favorite color, even if they were not told to.

5. Problem I did this project to see if people would sort things based on their favorite color, even if they were not told to.

6. Hypothesis I think people will sort the M&M’s based on their favorite color even though they were not told to do so.

7. Hypothesis I think people will sort the M&M’s based on their favorite color even though they were not told to do so.

8. Materials Used During Testing One 45 ounce bag of plain M&M’s One large bowl Six sorting cups One stop watch Answer sheet

9. Materials Used During Testing One 45 ounce bag of plain M&M’s One large bowl Six sorting cups One stop watch Answer sheet

10. Testing Procedure 1. Pour 45 ounce bag of M&M’s into bowl. 2. Tell one person to sort M&M’S For 30 seconds and put them into the six supplied cups. Informed the test subject to only choose one at a time. 3. After 30 seconds tell the test subject to stop. 4.Write down how many M&M’s were in each cup. 5. Hand test subject a piece of paper with the following written on it. “What is your favorite color?” 6. Ask the test subject to give you their answer. 7. Repeat steps 2 – 6 until you have a representative sampling.

11. Testing Procedure 1. Pour 45 ounce bag of M&M’s into bowl. 2. Tell one person to sort M&M’S For 30 seconds and put them into the six supplied cups. Informed the test subject to only choose one at a time. 3. After 30 seconds tell the test subject to stop. 4.Write down how many M&M’s were in each cup. 5. Hand test subject a piece of paper with the following written on it. “What is your favorite color?” 6. Ask the test subject to give you their answer. 7. Repeat steps 2 – 6 until you have a representative sampling.

12. Observations and Results The M&M’s in the containers seemed to be random.

13. Variables and Controls The dependent variables were the test subjects. The controlled variable was the bowl of M&M’s.

14. Conclusion My hypothesis was incorrect. The data showed that of the twelve test subjects that participated in the experiment, only two test subjects actually matched their most chosen color. There is no relationship between their favorite color and the quantity of M&M’s sorted into the cups

15. Conclusion My hypothesis was incorrect. The data showed that of the twelve test subjects that participated in the experiment, only two test subjects actually matched their most chosen color. There is no relationship between their favorite color and the quantity of M&M’s sorted into the cups

16. Bibliography You should have a minimum of three written sources of information about your topic from books, encyclopedias, and periodicals. You may have additional information from the Web if appropriate. Examples There are standards for documenting sources of information in research papers. Following are standard formats and examples for basic bibliographic information. Books Format: Author. Title: Subtitle. Place of publication: Publisher, Date. Examples: Allen, Thomas B. Vanishing Wildlife of North America. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1974. Searles, Baird and Martin Last. A Reader's guide to Science Fiction. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1979. Magazine & Newspaper Articles Format: Author. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Volume # (Date): Pages. Examples: Kanfer, Stefan. "Heard Any Good Books Lately?" Time 113 (21 July 1986): 71-72. Kalette, Denise. "California Town counts Down to Big Quake." USA Today 9 (21 July 1986): sec. A:1. Website or Webpage Format: Author (if available). "Title of page." Editor (if available). Date (if available). Institution. [cited Access Date]. URL. (simply omit any information that you do not have) Examples: Devitt, Terry. "Lightning injures four at music festival." August 2, 2001. The Why? Files. [cited 23 January 2002]. http://whyfiles.org/137lightning/index.html. Article from an Encyclopedia Format: Author. "Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia. Date. Examples: Pettingill, Olin Sewall, Jr. "Falcon and Falconry." World Book Encyclopedia. 1980.

17. Abstract The purpose of this project to see if people would sort things based on their favorite color, even if they were not told to. Forty ounces of M&M’s were poured into a large bowl. The test subjects were instructed to sort the M&M’s and put them into cups. After the time was up they were given a piece of paper ask them their favorite color. The results showed no relation to their favorite color.

18. Acknowledgements I want to thank everyone for showing up. Enjoy the M&M’s