Hypothesis

If I swimming 1 hour a day in moderate speed for 4 weeks, I will lose 1 pounds a week and total will be 4 pounds drop after 4 weeks.

Experiment method Swimming every night from 8-9pm at pool. Measure body weight without any foods and drinks. 1

Data Collection: make a chart from 10/5-11/3 Weight drop from 175lbs at 10/5 to 168lbs at 11/3 put weight number every day within 177lbs-166lbs

Purpose:

• The main goal of this project is to apply principles of the scientific method to a selfexperiment based on one of the dimensions of wellness that you have identify you would like to modify.

BASICS:

 • For this project you will take your wellness goal set at the beginning of class, formulate a hypothesis, design a self-experiment, run the experiment, and then write up the results in a scientific lab report format.

Step 1: Develop a hypothesis based on one of the dimensions of wellness you learned in class that you have identified you would like to investigate for yourself. This statement gives a possibility (if) and explains what may happen because of the possibility (then).

Examples:

• If I set goals before studying, I will spend an average of 10 less minutes per hour on Social Media.

• If I eat an overall healthy diet (one which does not include fast food), then I will have more energy daily.

• I hypothesize that without restrictive diet (2,000 a day), cardio workout alone (60 minutes daily at 85 % target heart rate, then I will drop of three pounds a week for a total of nine pounds for three weeks.

• If I run 5 miles a day for 6 days a week for 4 weeks, I will lose 1 pound a week for a total of 4 pounds.

• If I only eat out once a week for 4 weeks, I will save $20.00 a week for a total of $80.00

Step II: Develop and identify the materials and the methods needed to conduct your selfexperiment. Explain what are your methods for your experiment. Make sure to include:

• Length of study (at least 3 weeks) Dance_3_2015 2

• What do you need to conduct the experiment?

• Define your outcome measures (what are you going to measure?)

• Details on how, when, where you are going to conduct the experiment?

Step III: Data Collection Update 10/20*

• Please provide an update on how your data collection is progressing in a word document (.doc).

• Please provide data for at least one week of data collection (Can be in a table format)

• Please provide details on what has been easy or challenging.

• What is your plan to stay on task for the rest of experiment?

Step IV: Follow the below instructions for writing up your experiment in a report format.

• Please use word and save it as a .doc file.

• Make sure to use 11-12 point font. • Please proofread your reports carefully.

• Can be written in first person.

• Please add your name and ID number to rubric and turn is as separate document on DROPBOX Return Assignments.