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We are surrounded by advertisements meant to convince you to purchase one product instead of another. Companies invest billions of dollars to convince us that their product is better, faster, stronger, bigger, smaller or more effective than their competitors. While there are laws that protect us from false advertising, and we can’t test every claim out there…. science can help you be a smarter, wiser consumer.
We are surrounded by advertisements meant to convince you to purchase one product instead of another. Companies invest billions of dollars to convince us that their product is better, faster, stronger, bigger, smaller or more effective than their competitors. While there are laws that protect us from false advertising, and we can’t test every claim out there…. science can help you be a smarter, wiser consumer.
The Product Testing project is your chance to actually find out.... Do the batteries last longer? Do we actually have to use the amount of soap it says on the bottle? Is the name brand version of anything actually better? Are those trash bags actually stronger?
The Product Testing project is your chance to actually find out.... Do the batteries last longer? Do we actually have to use the amount of soap it says on the bottle? Is the name brand version of anything actually better? Are those trash bags actually stronger?
Definition: Product testing, also called consumer testing or comparative testing, is a process of measuring the properties or performance of products using scientific inquiry methods. Scientific Inquiry requires students to use higher order thinking skills as they learn science using a hands-on minds-on approach
REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT:
The student must:
Use the scientific method to test the advertising or usage claims of a household product
Write a scientific report
Create a viewer friendly, safe presentation (tri-fold or technology based) that addresses
Scientific Method
Scientific Method
QUESTION / PROBLEM : Choose a topic in which you are interested in learning more about. State the problem as one sentence in the form of a question.
RESEARCH : Conduct your research at the library, interview at least one expert in the field, make contact with other resources and people for information, and watch science DVDs/videos. Incorporate prior knowledge.
HYPOTHESIS: Form a hypothesis as a one-sentence statement. The hypothesis is an educated guess – your best guess based on your preliminary research which answers your question/problem.
EXPERIMENTATION:
Plan, collect, and list the materials you will need for your experiment. Be specific about what and how much you use. It is best to borrow, make, or use inexpensive materials.
Plan and conduct your experiment. Keep track of the steps of your procedure carefully and thoroughly. Observe and record what happens during your experiment.
Analyze your data
CONCLUSION - The conclusion answers the hypothesis. What did you learn from your experiment? Was your hypothesis proven? Why or why not?
IMPORTANT GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCT TESTERS:
The project must prove or disprove the advertising or usage claim
The question being investigated must be measurable
The household product and investigation method must be safe
Get Inspired:
Get Inspired:
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/homeexperiments/a/aa041603a.htm
http://web.csulb.edu/~swriter/product_ideas.htm
https://www.biologycorner.com//worksheets/scientific_method_experiments.html
https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/the-science-of-cleaning-products/
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