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STEM Fair Project

STEM Fair Project. My Favorite M&M’s Candy Color Deja Pemberton | Ms. Daskivich | Northview Elementary School. Statement of the Problem. What is the probability of reaching into a bin and selecting a particular color of M&M candy?. Project Overview.

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STEM Fair Project

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  1. STEM Fair Project My Favorite M&M’s Candy Color Deja Pemberton| Ms. Daskivich | Northview Elementary School

  2. Statement of the Problem • What is the probability of reaching into a bin and selecting a particular color of M&M candy?

  3. Project Overview • I thought it would be fun to see if I could select my favorite color of M&M candy every time I reached into the bowl while I was blindfolded.

  4. Research • Summarize your research here in three to five bullet points: • I realized the chances of selecting the same color of M&M candy is not easy. • With fewer candies in the bin, the chances of selecting the same color of M&M candy was greater. • The more trials I had, the better my chances were at selecting the same color.

  5. Variables • Controlled variables: • 12” glass bowl • amount of M&M candies • Independent variable: • The color of M&M’s • Dependent variable: • Selecting a particular color of M&M’s candy (orange)

  6. Hypothesis • I predict I will pull out 2 orange colored M&M’s candy. Of the 5 times of doing the trials I have a 1 in 3 chance based on the number of colors used during the experiment.

  7. Materials • 5 sandwich bags • 25 each of orange, green, yellow, blue and red M&M’s candy • 1 12” glass bowl • 1 blindfold

  8. Procedure • Count out 25 of each color of M&M’s candy, and place each color in a separate sandwich bag. • Mix 75 M&M’s candy in the bowl using the orange, green and yellow colors. • Put on blindfold. • Reach hand in bowl. • Pull out 1 M&M’s candy. • Record results. • Repeat steps 4-6 five times. • Repeat steps 1-7. However, change the colors of M&M’s candy to orange, red and blue.

  9. Data/Observations

  10. Conclusion • The number of times I blindly picked an orange M&M candy from the bowl was more than 2, which was my prediction. Of the five trials using the red, blue and orange colored M&M’s candy I picked orange 5 times. Whien I switched the colors to yellow, green and orange I picked orange 8 times. I conclude the changes of picking a particular color of M&M’s candy is higher than I thought. • I, also, tried the experiment using all of the colors of M&M’s candy. I wanted to see if my prediction would be correct since the number of candies was increased. I picked orange only 4 times using the same number of trials.

  11. Works Cited • Parent Involvement in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fair Guide.

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