Project Report

Title
Our group is testing how technology affects social interaction in groups.
Abstract(needs results to complete)
Introduction We are doing this because we have to. The question was relevant to our own lives and we were
just being curious. There are many studies/articles online that show how negative technology is
on the people, examples: http://stewardshipreport.com/viewpoint-when-is-too-much-the-negativeeffects-of-technology/ and http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cris-rowan/technology-children-negativeimpact_b_3343245.html (change to link form) We want to test this for ourselves and make our own
judgements.

Question and Hypothesis:

Do computers impact physical communication in groups?
If iphones and computers affect this group of people negatively, such as sleep deprivation then
shouldn't we stop using technology because it's hurting them? I don't know ok.

Methods & MaterialsOur question is, Do computers impact physical communication in groups? We want to answer
this question because many scientists and citizens think that technology is predominantly bad
for human health and our social well being, but we wanna test that for ourselves so we can
make our own judgements on this subject. We will send out a survey to the whole class of 2019,
see how they are affected by technology, such as phones and computers. Then create a data
table and graph for a statistic. Then create an infographic to display our results.
Results(still collecting) this section you should display and summarize all of the relevant
numerical (quantitative) and descriptive (qualitative) data and observations
from your experiment. The data can be displayed in tables, figures (charts
and graphs), images or in text. In this section you should summarize trends
in the data, and also explain any issues with obtaining your results and suggest
potential sources of error.

Discussion(not finished because we are a bit behind, working on it outside of class)

The overall purpose of the discussion is to explain what the results from
the experiment are, describe how confident you are in the results and discuss the significance of
the results in regards to your hypothesis. (Here are some suggestions of what to include, not all
of these ideas will apply to every situation)
Restate why the experiment was done and what the expected results were.
Summarize the significant data collected during the experiment.
State the experimental results and use the data summarized in in

the previous section to logically confirm or disprove what you

initially expected. Where applicable offer a logical explanation as to
why the independent variable had or did not have a measurable
effect on the dependent variable. If the lab involved measuring a
known quantity, compare your experimental value to the known
value using a percent error calculation.
Discuss the significance of your results. How important are the
results of this experiment? Discuss how confident you are in your results by discussing the
variability in your data and the potential sources of uncertainty and
error in your experimental design.
Discuss improvements to the experiment that are relevant to the
sources or error and uncertainty you identified. Lastly, discuss
possible further experimentation that is related this investigation. If
you have a new hypothesis after analyzing your results state it and
state how you might test it.
Bibliography
Include any relevant sources that you referenced in the summary