TASK: Design, perform, and report on an original neuroscience research experiment.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO:
- Choose a subtopic of neuroscience that is of interest to you.
- Come up with a REASONABLE question you want to answer. Write your answer in the form of a hypothesis.
- Design an experiment to help you answer the question/hypothesis.
- Perform the experiment on a minimum of 5 subjects.
- Collect and analyze data.
- Report your results on a science poster.
- The poster should have the following sections: Title, Author, Background, Subjects, Methods, Procedure, Results, Discussion, and Acknowledgments.
- The poster should have the Cranston West Logo
- You will present your poster to the class.
RUBRIC: (scored on a 0-4 scale)
- Hypothesis: Was it reasonable and written in the proper format?
- Background knowledge: Was the information provided correct and appropriate?
- Experiment: Did the experiment test the hypothesis?
- Experiment: Was the experiment designed carefully/safely?
- Poster: Did the poster have all the required sections?
- Poster: Did the poster follow guidelines shown in class?
- Poster: Was the poster entirely computer driven?
- Poster: Was there an accurate graph, data table, and statistical analysis?
- Poster: Was the discussion/analysis accurate and appropriate?
- Presentation: Was the presentation professional?
