GROUP 10

GUMMY
BEAR
PROJECT

HA-VY, ARUNKUMAR, KEITH

 CONTROLS

GUMMY In order to have consistent results, controls are

needed. The board placement, catapult
placement, pencil location, bear placement

BEAR
and the placement of books are vital. These
variables are controlled throughout the
experiment.

PROJECT RANDOMIZATION PROCESS

In order to eliminate possibilities in bias,
randomization in this experiment was
important. We randomized the order of
INTRODUCTION
launches for each level/treatment. We
In this experiment, we designed an
randomly assigned the treatments (the
experiment in order to study the launch
gummy bears) to the subject (the launch
angle factor and how it affects launch
angle). This was done through assigning
distance. We held the launcher on the
subjects to treatment groups by labeling
ramp, loaded the gummy bear, launched,
each subject, Then using a table of random
measured, and recorded the data. The unit
numbers, we select from the labelled
used to measure distance was in
subjects for treatment. Simple random
centimeters.
sample was used. Bears 1, 14, 12, 2, 9, 26, 17,
18, 23 and 7 were used in treatment one.
The different levels for the launch angle was
Bears 3, 19, 20, 6, 24, 5, 30, 29, 27 and 13 were
based off the number of books stacked. One,
used in treatment two. Bears 4, 8, 10, 11, 15,
two or four books were used.
16, 21, 22, 25 and 28 were used in treatment
three.

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SUMMARY STATISTICS
The average (mean) distance traveled for one book is 129.7cm.

The average (mean) distance traveled for two books is 226.9cm.

The average (mean) distance traveled for four books is 384.8cm.

GRAPHICAL DISPLAYS

RAW DATA TABLE

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 WHAT DID GO WRONG?

GUMMY Multiple things went wrong in this

experiment, causing inconsistencies in the
data. The ceiling was too low, causing the

BEAR
gummy bear to hit the ceiling and
plummet. The bouncing of gummy bears
made it difficult to track the distance

PROJECT
traveled, providing outliers. It was also hard
to keep the pencil in place, sliding up and
down the tongue depressors. These factors
cause variability among the data.

INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS
WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY?
Based off the data, we can infer that the
If I were able to do this experiment again, I
more books used, the further the distance
would do it differently by finding a way to
the bears will be launched. The data and
adhere the pencil to the tongue depressor,
mean for the distance traveled with one
preventing it from moving. I would also find
book is significantly less than four books.
a way to prevent the gummy bear from
This leads to the assumption that the more
bouncing, maybe lying down adhesive so
books stacked/used, the greater the
that once it lands, it sticks. I would conduct
distance. The less amount of books used,
this experiment in a place with a high
the shorter the distance. There were skews
ceiling or no ceiling, so that it may not hit it.
in data, implying that there were
inconsistencies in launching.

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INTRODUCTION
In this experiment, we designed an
experiment in order to study the
launch angle factor and how it
affects launch distance. We held the
launcher on the ramp, loaded the
gummy bear, launched, measured,
and recorded the data. The unit used
to measure distance was in
centimeters.
CONTROLS
In order to have consistent results,
controls are needed. The board
placement, catapult placement,
pencil location, bear placement and
the placement of books are vital.
These variables are controlled
throughout the experiment.
RANDOMIZATION PROCESS
In order to eliminate possibilities in
bias, randomization in this experiment
was important. We randomized the
order of launches for each
level/treatment. We randomly
assigned the treatments (the gummy
bears) to the subject (the launch
angle). This was done through
assigning subjects to treatment groups
by labeling each subject, Then using a
table of random numbers, we select
from the labelled subjects for
treatment. Simple random sample was
used. Bears 1, 14, 12, 2, 9, 26, 17, 18, 23
and 7 were used in treatment one.
Bears 3, 19, 20, 6, 24, 5, 30, 29, 27 and 13
were used in treatment two. Bears 4, 8,
10, 11, 15, 16, 21, 22, 25 and 28 were used
in treatment three.
INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS
Based off the data, we can infer that
the more books used, the further the
distance the bears will be launched.
The data and mean for the distance
traveled with one book is
significantly less than four books.
This leads to the assumption that
the more books stacked/used, the
greater the distance. The less
amount of books used, the shorter
the distance. There were skews in
data, implying that there were
inconsistencies in launching.
WHAT DID GO WRONG?
Multiple things went wrong in this
experiment, causing inconsistencies
in the data. The ceiling was too low,
causing the gummy bear to hit the
ceiling and plummet. The bouncing
of gummy bears made it difficult to
track the distance traveled,
providing outliers. It was also hard to
keep the pencil in place, sliding up
and down the tongue depressors.
These factors cause variability
among the data.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO
DIFFERENTLY?
If I were able to do this experiment
again, I would do it differently by
finding a way to adhere the pencil to
the tongue depressor, preventing it
from moving. I would also find a way
to prevent the gummy bear from
bouncing, maybe lying down
adhesive so that once it lands, it
sticks. I would conduct this
experiment in a place with a high
ceiling or no ceiling, so that it may
not hit it