Name: ____________________________________________________ Biology S Period: _______ Reaction Time Lab Report Requirements Directions: You will be completing a Lab Report using you data from the Reaction Time Lab. This will be part of your final exam grade. It will be due ________________________________. Report Format: (5 points) • Title for lab report (Do not use “Reaction Time Lab” for your title!) (1 point) • Correct report sequence/order (2 points) • Include headings (Problem, Hypothesis, Data Table, etc) (2 points) Problem: (1 point) • To determine…. (in your own words – do not use the same problem that is in the lab) Hypothesis: (2 points) • If/Then Statement Data Table: (8 points) • Create a data table from lab (the one in the lab can be used as a MODEL – do not cut it out of the lab and paste it into your report) (5 points) • Include title and units (2 points) • Correct averages (1 point) Graph: (11 points) • Graph your own data • Bar Graph (title‐1 point; axes‐2 points; scale‐1 point; bars ‐5 points) • Hand drawn – must use graph paper. (2 points) Data Analysis: Answer the following in complete sentences (1 point) (11 points) 1. What was the independent variable in this experiment? (2 points) 2. What was the dependent variable in this experiment? (2 points) 3. What scenario would be the control group in this experiment? (2 points) 4. List 2 constants/controlled variables with this lab. (2 points) 5. Here’s the scenario: The subject tells their partner when to drop the meter stick, but also has to catch it behind their back. ***which of the scenario’s data that you collected would be most like this scenario’s data; explain which one and why. (2 points) Conclusion: (Paragraph form, including all of the information below) (12 points) 1. Hypothesis (right or wrong) ‐ where could it have gone wrong? 2. After analyzing the data table, what trend was seen within each scenario between trial 1 and 5; support with actual data. 3. Which scenario had the quickest reaction time? (support with data) 4. Which scenario had the slowest reaction time? (support with data) 5. Explain why some scenarios were slower than others. 6. What could you change about this lab in order to get quicker times (less distance traveled on the meter stick)? TOTAL: ______________________/50 points