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Double Stuff Oreo Lab: Research Question

1) The document describes an experiment to test whether Double Stuf Oreos contain twice as much filling as regular Oreos. 2) Students measured the mass of regular and Double Stuf Oreos, as well as the mass of just the filling, using an electronic scale. 3) The results showed that on average, the whole Double Stuf Oreo had a greater mass than the regular Oreo, and the Double Stuf filling also had a greater average mass.

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Double Stuff Oreo Lab: Research Question

1) The document describes an experiment to test whether Double Stuf Oreos contain twice as much filling as regular Oreos. 2) Students measured the mass of regular and Double Stuf Oreos, as well as the mass of just the filling, using an electronic scale. 3) The results showed that on average, the whole Double Stuf Oreo had a greater mass than the regular Oreo, and the Double Stuf filling also had a greater average mass.

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Double Stuff Oreo Lab

Research Question:
Is a Double-Stuff Oreo cookie really “double the stuff” of a regular
Oreo cookie?
Purpose (why are we performing this lab?):
To determine if a Double-Stuff Oreo cookie has twice the filling
than a regular Oreo cookie.
Background information:
There are many ways that scientists could design a lab to test this scientific question. We will be testing it by
measuring the mass of each cookie and the cream filling. Mass is the amount of matter in an object and is
measured by using a triple beam balance or an electronic scale.
Hypothesis (an educated prediction of what is going to happen and why)
If the mass of a regular Oreo and a Double-Stuff Oreo are measured, then the Double-Stuff will contain

______________________________ the mass of filling than the regular Oreo, because ___________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Variables
Independent variable (what you manipulate/change) ________________________________

Dependent variable (what you measure/count) ________________________________

3 Constants (what is the same for both Oreos) ________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Control (what are you comparing to) ________________________________


Part I: Mass of the Oreo
Procedure
1. Obtain the following materials from your teacher:
a. An electronic scale b. 3 regular Oreos c. 3 Double-Stuff Oreos
2. Use the electronic scale to measure the mass of the variables listed in the table below. Record the data in
the table.
Data and Observations
Table A: Lab Group Data
__________________________________________________________________ (must have a title)
Independent Dependent Variable
variable

A. mass of B. mass of C. mass of D. mass of E. Mass F. Mass of G. Mass of


paper (g) paper & cookie (g) paper & of filling paper & single
whole filling (g) (g) single wafer (g)
(B – A)
cookie (g) wafer (g)
(D – A) (F – A)
Regular Oreos

Averages N/A N/A N/A N/A

Double Stuff
Oreos

Averages N/A N/A N/A N/A

Table B: Class Average Data


__________________________________________________________________ (must have a title)
Avg. mass of whole Avg. mass of filling Avg. mass of single
cookie (g) (g) wafer (g)
Regular Oreo
Double Stuf Oreo
Graph
1. Create a graph to display the relationship between the type of Oreo and the amount of filling it has. Graph
your data, as well as the class average.
2. Include a title, labels (including units) for both axes, and use a ruler to make your bars. Be sure to make the
X-axis show the Independent variable, and the Y-axis show the Dependent variable.
Conclusion Questions:
Discuss these questions with your group and answer them in complete sentences. (You may agree or disagree
with your group, but the answers should be in your own words, and not identical to your group members.)
You will need a separate sheet of paper to write out your answers.
1. Compare the average mass of the two types of whole cookies. (reference your data and what the data
indicates)

2. Compare the average mass of the filling of the two types of whole cookies. (reference your data and what
the data indicates)

3. Is the mass of the whole cookie important to this experiment? Explain your answer.

4. What is the conclusion your group can draw from your results?

5. Was your hypothesis supported (correct) or rejected (wrong) by the results? Explain

6. Every lab has room for some errors. They may be caused accidentally by humans, or they may be a
mechanical error that we cannot prevent from happening.
a. What were some possible errors in this experiment?

b. How could you improve this experiment?


Pick one of the following and answer on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure to write the number of the
question you are choosing to answer.
7. What are some new research questions that this experiment or observations could lead to? Design an
experiment to answer one of these new questions?

OR

8. Design another experiment that could potentially answer the same research question we focused on in
this lab. (Are double stuff Oreos really “double the stuff” of regular Oreos?

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