Name: Class: Date: Score: ___/13

General Instruction:
1. Read and understand each step of the experiment. If some things aren’t clear to you, ask the teacher.
2. Answer each question in FULL SENTENCES. You get no credit for incomplete answers.

Activity No 1. APPLYING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

You are going to find out how many pieces of candies are in a bag of M&Ms using the steps of the scientific method
taught to you. Read the instructions carefully.

STEP 1. MAKING AN OBSERVATION.

a. Your teacher will give your group a packet of M&M candies. Look at the packet and find out how much it
weighs (in grams) _____________ (1 pt.)
b. What colors of candies do you think will you find inside the packet?
__________________________________________________ (2 pts.)

STEP 2. ASKING A QUESTION.

Question: How many pieces of candies are in a packet of M&Ms?

STEP 3. MAKING A HYPOTHESIS. (2 points)

Guess (based on your observation) how many pieces of candies are in a pack of M&Ms. Write your own hypothesis
below. For example, you can write: THERE ARE 5 PIECES OF CANDIES IN THE PACK.
YOUR HYPOTHESIS:________________________________________________________

STEP 4. DOING THE EXPERIMENT.

a. Open the packet. Then, empty the contents in a tissue paper/paper plate.
b. Separate the candies according to their color. Count the number of candies there are for each color.

STEP 5. ANALYZING THE RESULT OF YOUR EXPERIMENT.

a. Draw a table below that summarizes the number of candies for each colors of the candies. (5 points)

STEP 6. MAKING A CONCLUSION. (3 points)

a. Go back to your hypothesis in step 3. Is the hypothesis right or wrong?
__________________________________________________________
b. If the hypothesis is correct, write the same hypothesis you wrote down in STEP 3 on the line below. If the
hypothesis is wrong, write a statement/sentence that explains why your hypothesis is wrong based on the
results of your experiment.

CONCLUSION: _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________