What can I do for my long term research project?
Here are some examples. Each of these studies was performed by a student who took SCED 401.
| How much aspartame does it take
before people can distinguish 'regular' from diet sodas? |
| How does lack of sleep affect
your ability to work math problems? |
| Does water color
affect hummingbird feeder use? |
| Does quantity of alcohol served
affect the size of my tip? |
| How does envelope color, size
and writing style effect time it takes a letter to get delivered?
|
| Does your surname affect quoted
insurance rates? |
| How does wrapping and location
of food products effect their 'freshness' over the long term? |
| Does location affect grocery
prices? |
| Do expensive clothes stores
carry a different range of sizes than discount stores? |
| How does location affect prices
at nail shops? |
| How do bird feeder location
affect food consumption? |
| What factors affect how quicky
bread spoils? Why? |
| How does golf ball construction
affect golf ball flight? Can you predict how far a ball will fly?
|
| Does frequency of hand-washing
decrease # of colds in an elementary classroom? |
| Does having a snack help children
perform better on math quizzes? |
| How does style of music being
played impact children's art? |
| How does type of music played
during a reading test impact students ability to do well? |
| What reward systems work best
for getting kids to . . .? |
These are only a starting point. Use your ideas to come up with fresh, original
studies!
