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Sample size
1. Below, put what you planned for sample size and/or repeated measures (#9 in experimental proposal).
I planned to send out my test to the entire grade, and have a good size (~45% participation)
2. Below, put the actual sample size and/or repeated measures you completed by the deadline (February
5).
I got about 12 participants/test scores for my project
3. If there are differences between your initial plan and what you completed by the deadline, explain
a) why they are different, and
b) what you could have done differently to reach your goal on time.
a) I originally thought that people would be more willing to participate in each others projects
(myself included), but in reality, I had no control over whether or not people would take the time
to do my google form.
b) I should have offered an incentive to do my project (like giving out candy upon proof of
completion), but that would not even guarantee even half the grade doing my test.
Procedure
4. Below, paste a copy of your planned steps from your project proposal (#15).
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Proposals and
signed parent
form due
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email
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Make sure Data is due
all data is in
table
5. Carefully look over your initial plans. In a numbered or bullet-pointed list below,
a) identify in detail things you actually did differently, and
b) explain why you made each change.
● I was able to stick to my plan almost exactly, except for the fact that I sent the email out 4 days
later than anticipated. I think that it ended up not changing things that much because that was
about the time when I saw most other science fair emails come to me.
Variables
6. In your proposal, find your standardized (#8) and extraneous variables (#10) and list them in the table
below.
Standardized variables Extraneous variables
Impact on Results
9. Think about all the ways the implementation of your experiment differed from your initial plans (your
answers to questions above).
Discuss how these changes may make your project stronger and/or make it weaker (i.e. make your
results more reliable or less reliable).
- My data sample size was much less than I expected, so it will definitely hurt the strength and
validity of my project.
Reflection on learning
In August, y’all shared your thoughts on what the point of school is. Many of your responses involved
building skills. You may recognize some of them in this list below, which has a few of my top priorities for
skills to build in this class.
10. Read over the skills and indicate with a comment where you feel you are with each, at this point in the
year.
I think I have I’m making progress. I’m struggling: I see This is a very weak
very strong I feel pretty good some improvement area for me. I don’t feel
skills in this about it. but it’s really hard. I’ve improved at all.
Design My
experiments experiment
was designed
as good as it
possibly
could be, the
problem was
just
participation.