Activity 1

With good hypothesis knowledge, determine if the following are good hypothesis statements. if not, suggest how they could be changed to be a good hypothesis statement.

1. chocolate causes acne

2. Bark beetles kill trees in the spruce family.

3. Doritos are better than lays potato chips.

4. Bacterial growth can be reduced using pesticides

5. The sun will rise tomorrow

6. in 100 years, people will fly

With good hypothesis knowledge, determine if the following are good hypothesis statements. if not, suggest how they could be changed to be a good hypothesis statement. 1. chocolate causes acne 2. Bark beetles kill trees in the spruce family. 3. Doritos are better than lays potato chips.

Introduction

With good hypothesis knowledge, determine if the following are good hypothesis statements. if not, suggest how they could be changed to be a good hypothesis statement.

1. chocolate causes acne.

Chocolate does not cause acne. It can, however, be used as a treatment for acne because of its beneficial properties.

• Chocolate contains flavonols which are antioxidants that help reduce inflammation and pain in the skin. Studies show that these same antioxidants can also suppress P. acnes bacteria growth (a type of bacteria that causes pimples), therefore reducing breakouts on the face and body.* The effects of chocolate on this specific bacteria were first noted by scientists at Harvard Medical School who found that when they added cocoa powder (the main ingredient in chocolate) or activated charcoal—which is used as an antimicrobial agent—to patients’ wounds before surgery, there was less bacterial growth than with other types).

2. Bark beetles kill trees in the spruce family.

This is a good hypothesis statement because it’s testable and falsifiable. If you find that bark beetles kill trees in the spruce family, then your hypothesis has been proven wrong by experiment or observation.

3. Doritos are better than lays potato chips.

A good hypothesis statement should be testable and falsifiable. The hypothesis should be specific, measurable, and testable.

It should also be written in the form of an if-then statement:

“If chocolate causes acne then I will have acne.” (This is a good example because you can actually try this out with your own body.)

A good example would be “If bark beetles kill trees in the spruce family then they will kill all the spruce trees on my block.” This makes it clear that there could be other factors at play besides just bark beetles that are killing off all those trees—but for now we can say that bark beetle infestations are causing death among these particular species as well!

With good hypothesis knowledge, determine if the following are good hypothesis statements. if not, suggest how they could be changed to be a good hypothesis statement.

• Good hypothesis statements are specific and testable.
• A good hypothesis statement will be falsifiable, meaning that the outcome of your experiment can be determined by observing the success or failure of your results. This means you are able to check if your hypothesis was correct by measuring a variable before and after you do an action or starting it (e.g., “If I put more chocolate on my face, then it will get acne”).
• A good hypothesis statement will also have multiple parts that make up its meaning, such as “If I eat Doritos instead of potato chips, I will gain weight.” This means there is more than one factor involved in making decisions about what we do every day–we need to consider both external factors like nutrition as well as internal factors like our personality type when deciding how healthy we’re going to eat today!

Conclusion

The key takeaway from this article is that hypothesis statements are important for research. However, they can be difficult to generate and test. The next step is to learn how to write a good hypothesis statement so that you can start testing it out!