1. Can Exercise Really make our Brains Work Better?
By Brian and Maggie

2. Background Information
Research suggests that sedentary lifestyles negatively impact our brain and body
Regular exercise appears critical for keeping our brain cells fit and functioning

3. If humans exercise then their brains will work better
Hypothesis
If humans exercise then their brains will work better

4. Materials Table and chairs Paper or notepads Pencils or pens
Watch or timers
Obstacle course or large area
8 volunteers
50 small household items
Table
Towel
Board games

5. Experiment Procedure
Design obstacle course or design activities for volunteers to do
Get board games, set up tables and chairs, and place household items on table and cover them with a towel
Explain procedure to volunteers
Have them take initial memory tests,
Directions:
Remove towel
Cover items and let volunteers write down as many items as they can
Collect answer sheets
Randomly assign each volunteer

6. Experiment Procedure continued
5. Each group should perform their assigned activity for ten min, be sure to record start and stop times
6. Have the groups quickly gather and repeat the memory test with the second set of household items
7. Collect the answer sheets and total the number of correct items on each sheet to record scores for each person in the first and second memory tests