PHYSICS: Can someone help me identify a concept/hypothesis and possible experiment to run? THis is supposed to be a mock experiment and not an actual lab completed.
Look around and find a certain pattern. Describe the pattern / phenomena that you have selected. Pretend that you have just performed your observation or observational experiment. You may need to repeat the observation at a later time, if there is a possibility. Illustrate it with a photo or a sketch.
Devise a hypothesis of what created this pattern or what caused this particular pattern/phenomenon. Record it with as much details as possible.
Think of how you can check if your hypothesis is valid (design a testing experiment) and record the prediction of this experiment. It is preferable to provide accurate details of your reasoning , assumptions, and the reasoning behind your prediction. Why you think the suggested cause-effect link would work? Are you making any assumptions? If so, what are they?
Identify what quantities you will be keeping track of and how they will connect the predicted cause to the observed effect. What are these quantities? How would you measure these quantities?
Perform the experiment. If it is possible at all, video-record your experiment to analyze your actions, including the measurements. You have to trust me for now on this, but the more information you get on your thought, work, and measurements, the easier it would be for you to pinpoint the reason for the prediction to be wrong, if that should happen. There is no need in attaching the movie to your submission, but I would recommend you to keep it among the files on Blackboard, so it is within reach if you will need to defend your reasoning.
In one paragraph, explain the results of your experiment. Did they match the prediction?
In the summary, please reflect on the whole process. If the prediction holds true, what would be the better way to further confirm your idea of the cause-effect connection? If not, revise your hypothesis or suggest a different observational/testing experiment to get a better insight into the pattern/phenomenon
