SCIENCE! PROJECT IDEAS?

edited July 18 in For SCIENCE
I NEED TO DO A 9TH-GRADE LEVEL SCIENCE PROJECT USING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AS A LONG-TERM PROJECT. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
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  • edited November 2007
    WHAT BRANCH OF SCIENCE ARE WE TALKING? I DID A PRETTY BITCHIN' SOCIOLOGY EXPERIMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL.
  • edited November 2007
    GO TO THE MALL WITH A GIRL AND A THIRD FRIEND. WALK AROUND ALONE AND HAVE THE OTHER 2 SURVEY PEOPLE WHO LOOK AT YOU, ASKING THEM TO GAUGE YOUR APPEARANCE, POTENTIAL FOR A RELATIONSHIP, AND GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT YOU AND YOUR PERSONALITY. DO THE SAME THING WITH SLIGHTLY ALTERED APPEARANCES (COMBED HAIR VS MESSY HAIR, SLOUCHING WALK VS CONFIDENT WALK, ETC.) AND WITH AND WITHOUT A WOMAN ON YOUR ARM OR PERFORMING DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES; ON THE PHONE, READING A BOOK, MAGAZINE, AND NEWSPAPER, EATING, ETC. SEE HOW PEOPLE'S OPINIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS VARY.
  • edited November 2007
    YOU COULD TEST TO SEE WHETHER EVOLUTION REALLY EXISTS BY USING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, AS OPPOSED TO ALL THE SHEEPLE WHO YELL "DARWIN RULEZ" AND ACCEPT IT WITHOUT PROOF WHILE KICKING OTHER THEORIES IN THE BALLS.
  • edited November 2007
    YOU SHOULD FIND A WAY TO TEST IF SUPERSTRING THEORY IS VALID. THAT WOULD BE COOL.
  • edited November 2007
    I HAVE A GOOD ONE. BUT IT HAS TO BE A SINGLE-BLIND TEST. DRIVE AROUND WITH PEOPLE BEFORE AND AFTER THEY PLAY GTA FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SEE IF THEY BEGIN TO DRIVE MORE AGGRESSIVELY AFTER THEY'VE PLAYED COMPARED TO BEFORE. IT MIGHT BE HARD TO KEEP THE TEST SUBJECTS IN THE DARK AS TO WHY THEY'RE DRIVING AFTER PLAYING A GAME ABOUT DRIVING. YOU'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF PLOY.
  • edited November 2007
    WHEN IN DOUBT, CREATING ABOMINATIONS THAT NATURE NEVER INTENDED IS ALWAYS A GOOD FALlback option.
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  • edited November 2007
    Build a perpetual motion machine.
  • edited November 2007
    PROFESSOR MEMBRANE SAYS:
    NO PERPETUAL ENERGY FOR YOU!
  • edited November 2007
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  • edited November 2007
    Wow Geoff, that is all I can say to your video. Wow.
  • edited November 2007
    Behemoth wrote: »
    GO TO THE MALL WITH A GIRL AND A THIRD FRIEND. WALK AROUND ALONE AND HAVE THE OTHER 2 SURVEY PEOPLE WHO LOOK AT YOU, ASKING THEM TO GAUGE YOUR APPEARANCE, POTENTIAL FOR A RELATIONSHIP, AND GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT YOU AND YOUR PERSONALITY. DO THE SAME THING WITH SLIGHTLY ALTERED APPEARANCES (COMBED HAIR VS MESSY HAIR, SLOUCHING WALK VS CONFIDENT WALK, ETC.) AND WITH AND WITHOUT A WOMAN ON YOUR ARM OR PERFORMING DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES; ON THE PHONE, READING A BOOK, MAGAZINE, AND NEWSPAPER, EATING, ETC. SEE HOW PEOPLE'S OPINIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS VARY.

    It's biology, so that could work!
  • edited November 2007
    Long term? See how long it takes for nails to rust with various coatings (Paint, Galvanised with Zinc, oil etc)
  • edited November 2007
    Biology, eh? How long do you have for the project?
  • edited November 2007
    We haven't even started it yet, and I've got til like, May.
  • edited November 2007
    Oh, biology. FFS. Must read the thread.

    Mould formation?
  • edited November 2007
    I've decided to go with Behemoth's sociology project. Thanks. I'll let you know how it turns out.
  • edited November 2007
    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That's not Biology. I have a better one for Biology. Determine the affects of salts and water on the body. And you get to use a full 4 months on this one. So, you'll get a better grade for making maximum use of your time. You're going to do it in 4 parts. 4 weeks of following some dietary regulation, followed by 3 days of testing. You start off with a low potassium, low sodium, low hydration period. Try to avoid all sources of potassium and salts and only drink about 1 oz of water per pound of body mass each day. do it for 4 weeks and then do a series of coordination, reflex, and general athletic ability tests. Also see if your sense of touch is affected. Like see how much pressure it takes for you to feel something touching your skin. Do the same tests 3 days in a row for consistency. The next session will be a high sodium, high potassium diet, still with limited water. do the same tests at the end, next, increase water intake to apporx. 2-3 oz per 3 lbs of body mass per day, do the tests again, then last, cut out the salts and potassium and keep up the water, even increase it to 1oz per 1 pound if you can. and do the tests again. Also keep a log of your general mood throughout the experiment. This is something I'm actually really curious to see the results of. I think the second session could kill you, so consult a doctor first.
  • edited November 2007
    This is all a scam to kill me, isn't it?
  • edited November 2007
    You must be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice FOR SCIENCE!
  • edited November 2007
    Test the science of COCKS.

    (hee hee)
  • edited November 2007
    Night Lord wrote: »
    Test the science of BOOBS.
    Yes, but how?
  • edited November 2007
    He's 14, let him find out on his own. It'll build character.
  • edited November 2007
    Night Lord wrote: »
    Test the science of BOOBS.

    I feel insulted. I am a girl and even if this was a viable science fair project the first girl to see it, (and more than likely it will be his mother) will hurt him. This is a sexist comment that I find personally insulting.
  • edited November 2007
    Aw come on, you know he wasn't being serious.
  • edited November 2007
    Either you've never read the rest of this forum or you've got to be joking. Either way, there is nothing sexist about saying "test the science of BOOBS". If he were gay we'd have suggested "test the science of COCKS". It's obvious that he's not going to seriously consider a science project like that. We say things that we know are immediately dismissed because the very notion of something so ridiculous is funny. Now, if he said something like "test the science of why women are inferior to men" then maybe you could claim it was sexist. But I don't think you'll find anyone on this forum who actually thinks that....except Serephel.
  • edited November 2007
    YES! Thank you for the props my friend!

    Please refer yourself to here:
    Serephel wrote: »
    I just don't see what the problem is with degrading women.

    My opinions aside, you will need to learn that most of the things said in these forums are said in jest, to provoke a laugh, or more importantly, to hope that someone thinks your quote funny enough to include in their signature for a little while.

    If you have issues with people talking about boobs, then I would direct you away from the bulk of the internet, because there is a lot of stuff out there much worse than that.

    Take it all in stride, and learn to laugh at silly stuff. I guarantee you that when you get older, people will love you if you can laugh at all the stupid stuff men say.
  • edited November 2007
    I, for one, would like to test the SCIENCE! of boobs. I think, though, that I would have to take an approach that would be considered the least bit scientific. Say, I may want to figure out why straight men consider boobs attractive, since they are simply sacks for carrying milk. Other, more hilarious, sub experiments would be to determine exactly what size breast is the most attractive, whether they be small, large, or just plain in the middle. How about how much jiggling would be appropriate for a pair of breasts to be attractive? Can a woman have more or less than two breasts and still be attractive? How about the kind of nipple, say, plain or puffy nipples? There's a lot to be found out from the SCIENCE! of breasts, and I would like to know if anyone here would like to aid me in my experiments.
  • edited November 2007
    It's already proven that males like boobs because larger breasts are a sign that a girl can carry a healthy baby.
  • edited November 2007
    Agentcel wrote: »
    It's already proven that males like boobs because larger breasts are a sign that a girl can carry a healthy baby.

    You're ruining my excuse to play with boobies.