COOL 5 GROUP
WHO HAS BETTER REFLEXES - MALES OR
FEMALES?
QUESTION
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE IF MALES OR FEMALES HAVE BETTER REFLEXES. THIS IS IMPORTANT IF COACHES ARE PICKING PLAYERS FOR A TEAM. THEY WOULD KNOW WHO TO PICK MALES OR FEMALES.
PURPOSE
WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT BOYS HAVE BETTER REFLEXES THAN
GIRLS. WE BELIEVE THIS BECAUSE MORE BOYS PLAY
SPORTS AND THEY HAVE BETTER OPPORTUNTIES FOR
USING THEIR REFLEXES.
HYPOTHESIS
PROCEDURE
Materials
CHAIR METER STICK TEST SUBJECTS
VARIABLES
MANIPULATED/INDEPENDENT: MALES FEMALES
RESPONDING/DEPENDENT: RESPONSE MEASUREMENT
CONSTANT: METERSTICK, CHAIR, PERSON WHO
HOLDS METERSTICK, METHOD OF MEASURING RESPONSE MEASUREMENT
1. GET METER STICK. 2. ONE PERSON FROM GROUP STANDS ON A CHAIR
WITH METER STICK.3. THE TEST SUBJECT HOLDS THEIR HAND OUT IN
FRONT OF THE METER STICK.4. THE PERSON HOLDING THE METER STICK DROPS
IT AT A RANDOM TIME.5. THE TEST SUBJECT GRABS THE METER AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. 6. RECORD THE RESPONSE OF THE IN CM.
7. REPEAT STEPS 1-7 WITH EACH TEST SUBJECT.8. FIND THE AVERAGE OF THE MALES CATCH.
9. FIND THE AVERAGE OF THE FEMALES CATCH.10. REPEAT STEPS 1-9 FOR FIVE MORE TRIALS.
DIRECTIONS
THIS IS A PICTURE OF OUR SCIENCE PROJECT.
THIS IS OUR AVERAGE REFLEX RESPONSE GRAPH.
CONCLUSION
OUR HYPOTHESIS WAS CORRECT. MALES HAVE BETTER REFLEXES THAN FEMALES. THE MALES HAD AN AVERAGE RESPONSE OF 12.96 CM AND
FEMALES HAD AN AVERAGE OF 30.90 CM. IT WOULD BE INTRESTING IF WE USED MALES AND FEMALES OLDER THAN KIDS AND SEE WHAT WE
GET.