M&M Lab Report
Mini Lab Report
M&M Lab
Purpose:
The purpose of this experiment was to find, record, and compare the amount of each color of M&M’s in a bag.
Hypothesis:
I predict that the M&M color that will have the largest amount will be the yellow M&M’s. After yellow I predicted the next highest color would be brown. Then following brown would be blue, green, red, and orange.
Materials:
* Plate/Paper Towel * Bag of M&M’s * Calculator * Pencil and Table to Record Data/Worksheet
Procedure:
1. Open your bag of M&M’s. Be careful to keep them all on the paper towel. 2. Divide the M&M’s by color. 3. Count the total number of M&M’s in your bag. Record your results in the data table in the row of your group’s data. 4. Count the number of M&M’s of each color. Record the results in the data table in the row of your group’s data. 5. Calculate the percent of each color. (To find percent of a certain color, take the number of M&M’s of that color and divide that by the total number of M&M’s in the bag.) when you do the math, you will get a decimal. Move the decimal two (2) places to the right to convert to a percentage. Round to one place after the decimal. Record your results in the data table in the row of your group’s data.
Data:
Color | Amount | Blue | 26 | Orange | 10 | Green | 6 | Yellow | 5 | Brown | 4 | Red | 4 |
Conclusion: This experiment was conducted to determine which M&M color had the highest quantity in each individual bag. I predicted that yellow would have the most, with the colors trailing in the order of brown, blue, green, red, and orange. It turned out that my prediction was incorrect and blue had the highest quantity (in my bag). As represented in the table and the graph it shows that blue had the most 26 with green in second (6). Behind green was orange with 10, then yellow with 5. Trailing all with 4 were brown, blue, and red. Our total of 55
M&M Lab
Purpose:
The purpose of this experiment was to find, record, and compare the amount of each color of M&M’s in a bag.
Hypothesis:
I predict that the M&M color that will have the largest amount will be the yellow M&M’s. After yellow I predicted the next highest color would be brown. Then following brown would be blue, green, red, and orange.
Materials:
* Plate/Paper Towel * Bag of M&M’s * Calculator * Pencil and Table to Record Data/Worksheet
Procedure:
1. Open your bag of M&M’s. Be careful to keep them all on the paper towel. 2. Divide the M&M’s by color. 3. Count the total number of M&M’s in your bag. Record your results in the data table in the row of your group’s data. 4. Count the number of M&M’s of each color. Record the results in the data table in the row of your group’s data. 5. Calculate the percent of each color. (To find percent of a certain color, take the number of M&M’s of that color and divide that by the total number of M&M’s in the bag.) when you do the math, you will get a decimal. Move the decimal two (2) places to the right to convert to a percentage. Round to one place after the decimal. Record your results in the data table in the row of your group’s data.
Data:
Color | Amount | Blue | 26 | Orange | 10 | Green | 6 | Yellow | 5 | Brown | 4 | Red | 4 |
Conclusion: This experiment was conducted to determine which M&M color had the highest quantity in each individual bag. I predicted that yellow would have the most, with the colors trailing in the order of brown, blue, green, red, and orange. It turned out that my prediction was incorrect and blue had the highest quantity (in my bag). As represented in the table and the graph it shows that blue had the most 26 with green in second (6). Behind green was orange with 10, then yellow with 5. Trailing all with 4 were brown, blue, and red. Our total of 55