Skittles Investigation
Pre Investigation Questions
1. How many skittles do you predict is in a regular bag of
Original skittles?
100
2. From your experience what color is the most prevalent in
a bag?
Green
3. What is the question we will address in this
investigation?
Which color of skittles is the most common and is the
skittle company discriminating against yellow skittles.
4. Write a hypothesis that will address this investigation.
Individual Investigation Data
Record your data from your personal bag of skittles
Color of
skittles
# of
skittles
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Purple
19
19
29
19
16
Yellow
19
15
15
24
12
16
17
52
165
Green
19
15
20
12
10
18
22
49
135
Purple
26
10
21
16
10
27
19
42
172
Class Investigation Data
Bag #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Total
10
11
12
Red
17
5
19
19
11
24
22
48
165
Orange
18
12
24
12
14
23
25
30
158
Conclusion
1. What was your conclusion after looking at the class data?
165
158
165
135
172
2. I got the same amount of red and yellow skittles so the
petition or revolution is fake and pointless, if anything
we got to fight for more greens.
3.
2. How would it affect the results if you also entered data
from other types of skittles other than original?
It would change our comparison amounts for each bag so we
would get a different sample size and for a science experiment
it is important that only 1 thing changes and in this case it was
the bag of skittles we needed the same type of bag.
3. Why was it important to not use fun size skittles?
Because then we would get a smaller comparison size which
could mess with our results.
4. How did your predictions compare to what is actually
found inside a bag of skittles?
My prediction was the opposite of our results I said
green would be the most common in my prediction but it
was actually the most common.
5. What would your response letter to the CEO of the
Skittles company look like?
To CEO
After a through scientific investigation we have founded
that your company does not produce less yellow skittles
than other types of skittles and we thank you for your
cooperation.
6. How does this investigation respond to others who feel
that all “true” scientists have to work in a lab and use
chemicals.
This investigation shows that science isnt chemicals and
making magic and potions its discovery and new things
that we find out its not just chemicals and technology its
everything.
7. Describe a career in science that does not involve a lab and
chemicals. Your description should not be less than one
paragraph.
A career in science that does not involve chemicals directly is
a marine biologist they study animals in the water. And not
only study but also help them live and also take care of
animals that may have been affected by human activity.