Hi! i was looking for some good ideas for my science fair project. I need to come up with 2 experiments that i can write a hypothesis on and the IV and DV and make a chart to collect my data. These experiments can not involve humans and should be a mulitple trial experiemnt! i would appreciate all the help thanks!
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No people at all..?!
Not even yourself?
Does that include family and/or friends..?
What about the contribs at Y!A…? (they aren’t really humans..ha just kidding)
Studies and experiments re: observing people are the most interesting, such as how a a portion of the population will react to a series of questions posted on Y!A (or any Q & A format) website.
Convincing 10 people to live in completely “green” ways for one month, and determining if they were able to not rely on gasoline powered vehicles, always recycled, etc.
Cooking studies/experiments could be fun and interesting. Such as how long it takes to cook food via microwave vs oven vs BBQ grill, vs stove top, etc.
Plants are easy and fun:
Study how plants react when some are talked to, visited with, and played soothing music, with others that are given the basic water and sunlight but no positive affirmations.
If you (or anyone you know).. has an overweight dog, you could study how regular exercise and cutting back on sugary snacks can help a dog to get into shape and look/feel better.
Laundry experiments are simple:
Your experiment could be using 6, new, 100% cotton XL t-shirts, and the effects of washing in the hottest wash load, with the hottest dryer setting vs medium heat/warm, and cold water wash & hanging to dry. At the end, comparing the size, color retention, etc.
How about a ‘Happiness’ experiment? (if you could get permission to include yourself as a subject)..you can disallow all/any negative and unproductive thoughts from your mind for two weeks and only give yourself positive affirmations. Documenting how (and in what ways) your life improved..if you felt better, looked better, communicated better, felt more positive and basically ‘happier’ vs before.
Studies on how color affects people’s moods is always interesting..but again, it involves people.
Same with how people respond to negative, scary movie type images and images vs uplifting and positive ones.
How about a study involving how quickly it takes an animal to lose interest in something they love, such as a dog with playing Frisbee or a cat chasing a red-laser light beam around the room?
I did a science experiment once re: gravity. Specifically, how much wind would effect two objects that were dropped off of an extremely high building at the same time. Everyone claims that two objects of varying weights will still reach the ground at the same time and I KNEW they wouldn’t. My hypothesis was that a lightweight Barbie Doll and a bowling ball will not hit the ground at the same time when hurled off the roof of the 1st Interstate bank building in Los Angeles. <75 stories>
(I had to get special permission to go up to the roof).
And I was right. The bowling ball hit well before Barbie did.
I also conducted a science experiment re: how having a crush improved ones mood and overall happiness levels. I used my friends as my subjects and monitored their emotional state, their mood, their being willing to take care of mandatory tasks (such as homework and chores) when they were presented with images of their crush. My hypothesis was that being in the throes of a crush (even if it was on a distant rock star or actor), lifted the mood, and enabled them to remain upbeat, constructive, and in better spirits than when not presented with images, video, or their crush in person.
I only ran into a couple of snags with one ‘subject’, because her crush didn’t like her back and she ultimately bowed out of the study), but I still included her in my data (although she didn’t know I was), since she was PROVING that when one is broken-hearted re: a crush = their mood is sad, depressed and they avoid taking care of biz in their everyday life.
What year in school are you..? That will help with a better idea.
..and I want to know WHY you can’t include people. It isn’t fair.