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Science Fair Presentation. What is the effect of Spock on Rock, Paper, Scissors? Dr. Sheldon Cooper, PhD – Physics Robin Flyte, BS – Sociology; MS K-12 Education . Problem Question. What is the Effect of Spock on Rock, Paper, Scissors?. Research notes. Spock is logical

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  1. Science Fair Presentation What is the effect of Spock on Rock, Paper, Scissors? Dr. Sheldon Cooper, PhD – Physics Robin Flyte, BS – Sociology; MS K-12 Education

  2. Problem Question • What is the Effect of Spock on Rock, Paper, Scissors?

  3. Research notes • Spock is logical • He inhabits the USS Enterprise • Born in the year 2230 • Time travel has not been invented yet • BFF – Captain Kirk • Quote: Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. • Spock is fictional

  4. Hypothesis • If Spock is in the game, “Rock, Paper, Scissors,” then paper will disprove him, because research shows that he is a fictional character.

  5. Procedures • Get Rock, Paper, and Scissors game rules • Introduce Spock and Lizard • Play game with a friend • Repeat Steps above until Paper disproves Spock Make these “short and sweet,” but make sense

  6. Data Table: The Effect of Spock on Rock, Paper, scissors Times Characters Occur in Game (#)

  7. Graph – The effect of spock on Rock, Paper, Scissors Times Characters Occur (#) Characters in Rock, Paper, Scissors

  8. Photos/video (Optional)

  9. analysis • Scissors occurred the most times – 8 (overall average 7) • Paper and Spock occurred the least – 1 each • Each time Paper occurred, Spock was disproved (game over) • The overall trend was that each time paper occurred, it disproved Spock, thus supporting the hypothesis

  10. Conclusion • Purpose: to see the effect of Spock on Rock, Paper, Scissors • Hypothesis: If Spock is introduced into Rock, Paper, Scissors, then he would be disproved by paper, because research stated that Spock is a fictional character. • Errors could have occurred, including Dr. Cooper hesitating to play paper, in fear that Spock would be disproved, not analyzing the influence of lizard in the game, and having a hard time remembering the rules. • Each time paper was played, Spock was disproved, which supported the hypothesis

  11. Importance/Future Research • This study is important to recreational gamers and people who like to watch “The Big Bang Theory” • The Hypothesis could be refined to say, “If Spock OR lizard are introduced into ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’” and each character is played an equal number of times, then he would be disproved, because research shows he is a fictional character.” • Future Research could include introducing Captain Kirk in to R/P/S or creating a Monopoly game with Spock.

  12. bibliography • Spock quote - http://www.top10-best.com/m/top_10_best_mr_spock_quotes.html • Photo of Dr. Cooper: http://the-big-bang-theory.com/characters.Sheldon/ • http://www.startrek.com/ • Prentice Hall Physical Science, Dr. Robin Flyte, p. 223 – “Time Travel” • Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kov2G0GouBw

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