Nutrition - Design Your Own Experiment

Design Your Own Experiment

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Diet is such a vital part of a healthy lifestyle that studying your eating habits is important. You might decide to research the major nutrients and learn more about how they can help improve your health.

Check the For More Information section and talk with your science teacher or school or community media specialist to gather information on nutrition questions that interest you. As you consider possible experiments, be sure to discuss them with a knowledgeable adult before trying them.

Steps in the Scientific Method

To do an original experiment, you need to plan carefully and think things through. Otherwise, you might not be sure what question you are answering, what your are or should be measuring, or what your findings prove or disprove.

Here are the steps in designing an experiment:

  • State the purpose...

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