2. Water, cups Tissue, labels for cups Sign identifying what we are testing (Water Taste Test) Paper and pens to record data Access to computer

3. Summon people over to our station Sophia pours water into the cups Lilly/Sophia tell people how to answer the questions (answer first 4 questions before tasting the water) After tasting the water, people fill out the rest of the questions Collect the used cups and the questionnaire Say “thank you” to the participant Repeat the process over again

5. Origins traced to earliest civilizations (Romans) Famous general Hannibal rested his troops on the springs of Perrier Science and medicine promoted the health benefits of mineral water for drinking and bathing 1760 - people came to Contrexéville in France (Contrex spring) to cure kidney stones Cold spa waters bottled for the first time in France in 1850s

6. Legal permit to bottle Vittel Grande Source natural mineral water given in 1855 Perrier given in 1863 Poland Spring water bottled in 1845 in North America Consumption of bottled water limited to high-class society (royalty, politicians, etc.)

7. Bottled in glass or stoneware with porcelain or cork stoppers Mid-twentieth century, global production several hundred million bottles Vittel – first plastic bottle in 1968 Advertising campaign promoted vitality, not medical benefits

8. Mid-1980s another revolution – PET (polyethylene terephtalate) recyclable material Before only natural mineral water Now spring water and specially formulated water Global bottled water market totaling 126 billion L in 2002

9. 1. To determine the most popular brand of water according to gender preference. 2. To determine if people can identify tap water among the samples provided. 3. If a person has a favourite brand, can they identify it?

10. 1.Gender 2.If you are not a regular drinker of bottled water, go to question #6. 3.How often do you drink bottled water? 4.From the list below, circle your favourite brand of bottled water, or the brand you drink most often. 5.If one of the samples is your favourite brand, indicate which one it is. 6.In your opinion, which sample tastes best overall? 7.One of the samples is tap water. Which sample do you think is the tap water? 8.Suppose you had enough money to buy just one drink. Which one of the following would you choose? 9.Please give your opinion on the following statement: Tap water is just as good as bottled water.

11. Total Number of Participants: 60 Male: 32 Female: 28

12. How often do you drink bottled water?

14. What is your favourite brand of bottled water?

16. Which one is your favourite brand from the four samples? Male Population

17. Which one is your favourite brand from the four samples? Male Population

18. Which one is your favourite brand from the four samples? Male Population

19. Which one is your favourite brand from the four samples? Female Population

20. Which one is your favourite brand from the four samples? Female Population

21. Which one is your favourite brand from the four samples? Female Population

22. Which sample tastes best overall?

24. Which sample is tap water?

26. Interesting fact:

28. If you had money for one drink, what would you buy?

30. Tap water is just as good as bottled water.

32. Males prefer Aquafina to any other brand by a majority of 50% (Objective 1) Females prefer Dasani to any other brand by a majority of 33% (Objective 1) The majority of the participants cannot identify tap water among the samples provided (Objective 2) The majority of the participants cannot identify their favourite brand – only males that prefer Dasani could identify it successfully (Objective 3)