Does this kids experiment have too many variables?
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:44 am
This is the research problem that was submitted but I'm not sure if I should let him (7th grader) continue.
I recently read a book called Grit by Angela Duckworth. The author develops a questionnaire to test how gritty a person is. I was wondering if I could use this proven grit scale to test my own method of testing people's grit. I was wondering if I could use this proven grit scale to test my own method of testing people's grit. The reason why I wanted to make my own grit scale is all the questions in Mrs. Duckworth's grit scale are so dry and repetitive for example, “Do you have perseverance?” The problem with these questions is they seem very obvious that they're testing for grit so I was wondering if I could create a different way to test people's grit.
His plan is to create a puzzle box that is unsolvable but seems solvable and test how long people work on the puzzle. Then administer Mrs. Duckworth proven grit scale questionnaire and see if the people who scored high on her test also spent the most time working on the puzzle.
I love the experiment idea but not sure if it will be good for a first science fair project. Let me know your thoughts
I recently read a book called Grit by Angela Duckworth. The author develops a questionnaire to test how gritty a person is. I was wondering if I could use this proven grit scale to test my own method of testing people's grit. I was wondering if I could use this proven grit scale to test my own method of testing people's grit. The reason why I wanted to make my own grit scale is all the questions in Mrs. Duckworth's grit scale are so dry and repetitive for example, “Do you have perseverance?” The problem with these questions is they seem very obvious that they're testing for grit so I was wondering if I could create a different way to test people's grit.
His plan is to create a puzzle box that is unsolvable but seems solvable and test how long people work on the puzzle. Then administer Mrs. Duckworth proven grit scale questionnaire and see if the people who scored high on her test also spent the most time working on the puzzle.
I love the experiment idea but not sure if it will be good for a first science fair project. Let me know your thoughts