1. M&M’s Lab

2. Which M & M color is the most dominant (the most of) in a bag??
1. Question

3. 6 colors: brown, blue, green, red, yellow & orange
2. Make observations

4. If there are 6 colors in a bag of M&M’s, then ________ will be the most dominant because _______.
3. Hypothesis

5. 4A. Test Hypothesis: Materials
Bag of M&M’s
Paper towel
Triple Beam Balance

6. 4A. Test Hypothesis: Procedures
Count the total number of candies in your bag.
Separate out the colors and fill out data chart. Trial 1 is your group. Get information from 2 other groups for Trial 2 & 3.
Calculate the average by dividing the total number of M&M’s of all three trials by 3.
Make a BAR graph of the results using different colors for each trial and the average. Don’t forget TLUDS!

7. 5. Analyze results Complete data chart 2. Complete graph
REMEMBER >>>> Trial 1 is YOUR group. Get the results for Trial 2 & 3 from other groups!
2. Complete graph
EACH color will have 3 sets of information
EACH bar should be a DIFFERENT COLOR (one bar for each trial)
Don’t forget TLUDS

8. 6. Conclusion
My hypothesis _________ (color) was _________ (correct/incorrect)
The most dominant color in our class was _____________.
I _________ (accept or reject) my hypothesis.

9. 7. Communicate Results
Who are you going to share these results with?