The Scientific The Scientific Method:Method:M & M LabM & M Lab

QUESTION:QUESTION:

•Which color of M&M is the most common?

HYPOTHESIS:HYPOTHESIS:

•I believe ___ is the most common color of M&M because _____________.

PROCEDURE:PROCEDURE:

•1. Open the bag of M&M’s.•2. Count & record the number of M&M’s for each color.

•3. Graph your results.

DATA:DATA:M&M Color: Number:

Red

Blue

Green

Yellow

Orange

Brown

•Create a bar graph to display your results.

•Be sure to label the axes of your graph.

DATA ANALYSIS:DATA ANALYSIS:

•1. Which color is the most common?

•2. Which color is the least common?

VOCABULARY:VOCABULARY:

•Hypothesis•Common

CONCLUSION:CONCLUSION:

• Be sure to look back at your original question.

• Be sure to use complete sentences.

• Be sure to USE & HIGHLIGHT your vocabulary words in your conclusion.

Sample vs. PopulationSample vs. Population• What is a sample?• The data YOU collected is an

example of a sample.• To get better data, we have to

combine our data!

Collective DATA:Collective DATA:M&M Color: Number:

Red

Blue

Green

Yellow

Orange

Brown

•Create a bar graph to display our CLASS results.

•Be sure to label the axes of your graph!

Collective DATA ANALYSIS:Collective DATA ANALYSIS:

•1. Which color is the most common now?

•2. Which color is the least common now?

•3. Was this data different from your sample’s results?

Final ConclusionFinal Conclusion• 1. What do you think this means?• 2. What should we learn from this?