1. Design an Experiment Activity – Period 1

2. Topic: Traffic Question: Why is traffic so slow?
Hypothesis: A car crashed
Prediction: If a car crashed, then that is why the traffic slowed down.
Experiment: Went back the next day and tested traffic to see how slow it was.
Whether car was left there or a car accident actively occurring.
Observed if cops were next to cars

3. Topic: Dying flowers Question: What is causing the flowers to die?
Hypothesis: Flowers are dying because the flowers are not getting enough water.
Prediction: If we water 3 plants, one once a week, the second every day, and the third not at all for 1 month, then the 1st plant will survive.
Experiment: Water Flower A daily; water flower B weekly; flower C never; same soil, fertilizer, same place, species.

4. Topic: School lunch
Question: Would it affect the school financially if more kids brought lunch.
Hypothesis: It would affect the school and school would raise lunch prices.
Prediction: If more kids brought school lunch, then the school will raise lunch prices.
Experiment: Different schools, tell 1/3 of kids at 1st school, 2/3 at 2nd school, and all of kids at 3rd school. Same lunch program, sister schools, similar student body size.

5. Topic: Hungry
Question: Are you most hungry after a workout or sitting on couch watching TV?
Hypothesis: We are more hungry after working out rather than sitting on couch.
Prediction: If we work out after school, then we will be most hungry.
Experiment:
Go to gym/team, another person watches TV. See who is more hungry.
Measure hunger scale 1-10
Next day, people switch roles.

6. Topic: Sick pet Question: How did the panda get sick?
Hypothesis: Panda got an allergic reaction because of something it ate.
Prediction: If we give the panda different food, then we can see if it has an allergic reaction to it.
Experiment:
Give panda different foods, look for if it has hives, throws up, swelling.
Wait 1 week to look for reaction.
Wait 1 week in between giving different foods.