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.