THE GREAT MUSIC EXPERIMENT

7SCIENCE

We will use the steps of the scientific method to solve our problem

• PROBLEM:I like listening to music and want to find music that helps me concentrate on my work

• ASK A QUESTION:

We will be testing: rock music, classical music, electronic music and no music

• HYPOTHESIS:

• METHODS:- We will perform an experiment where you will read AND COPY

a short passage (text) of information and be expected to answer a question at the end.

- You will listen to different types of music while you read/copy the text.

- You will be given 1.5 minutes to complete this task.- We will repeat each step twice: 2 trials for each type of music- You will record the number of words you have copied and any

other observations in your data table

RESULTSNumber of words copied

Types of music Trial 1 Trial 2 Qualitative observations

Rock

Electronic

Classical

No music

ANALYSIS

• Create a BAR graph to show all of your results AND THEN answer the following questions:

• What music allowed you to copy the MOST words and answer the question?

• What music allowed you to copy the LEAST words and answer the question?

• How could your own preference in music affect your results? Explain.

CONCLUSION

• Was your hypothesis proved/disproved?• What did you learn from this experiment?• Were there any possible errors that could

have affected your results?• What kind of application can this experiment

have in your life? Explain.

• Music selections:Rock: Paradise City (Guns and Roses)Electronic: Barbara Streisand (Duck Sauce)Classical: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan (The Festival Ensemble of the Festival of Sound)