
Left-Handedness Among Same-Age Students
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How common is left-handedness in a single age group? You visit six classrooms of 12-year-old students. Each student writes their name in a registration book while you watch which hand they use.
You record the count of left-handed and right-handed writers in each class. Students who can write with either hand are counted as right-handed. Then you calculate the percentage of left-handers.
Across all six classes the left-handed total comes to just 6.3 percent.
Hypothesis
The hypothesis is that left-handed persons will form less than 10% of the total number of persons surveyed.
Method & Materials
You will visit two classes each day and ask the students to write their names in a registration book. You will observe which hand they use to write and record it in a register. You will repeat this with the remaining five classes over three days.
You will need a registration book for students to write their names, a pen, an authorization letter from the school principal, and a register of all the student names in each class.
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See what’s includedResults
After observing the students, it was found that the total percentage of left-handed students among the 12 year olds in the school was only 6.3%. This proves that the hypothesis was correct.
Why do this project?
This science project is interesting because it shows how left-handed people are in the minority. It also shows how the brain works differently in left-handed people.
Also Consider
Consider conducting a survey to find out how many left-handed people kick a ball with their left foot. Also, consider conducting a survey on how many people can fold their tongue.
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