As we wrap up Unit A, "Studying People Scientifically", I thought it would be interesting for us to investigate a new product on the market for consumers. Have you heard about Power Balance Bands? According to the Power Balance website, their product gives you energy, power, and gives you better balance for about $60.00. Is this a new and exciting scientific breakthrough or is this product a scam? So the real question is do these bands really work or is this a hoax? Lets check out the claims and watch the videos and let the evidence help us make some informed decisions about this products claims.
Check out the link below from Power Balance's own website.
Video One
Video two
Respond to both A and B by Tuesday 10/5
A) Based on your observations, what are your thoughts on the effectiveness of the Power Balance Bands? Give 3 pieces of evidence to support your ideas.
B) After watching video two, answer the following questions about how the power balance bands were tested.
- What was the hypothesis (if and Then)
- What was the control?
- What was the IV
- What was the DV
- Do you think this was a controlled experiment? Provide evidence to support your answer.
C) Why is it important to test products scientifically before making them available to the public?
18 comments:
tyler freeman test
A) I think that the power band is just a hoax because people will believe that it really works if that is what they are told. In the videos and on the website, it does not say how the hologram actually works. Also when the power bands were tested, the person that had did not even have the band in their pocket was still able to be just as strong.
B) 1. If you wear the power band, then you will have a better performance.
2. The band
3. The band
4. The power
5. Yes, this was a controlled experiment because they tested it several times and there was a placebo.
C) It is important because the product could not really work and it could have side effects.
Mia Groeschen and Abby Campbell Core B
A) Based on your observations, what are your thoughts on the effectiveness of the Power Balance Bands? Give 3 pieces of evidence to support your ideas.
i do think they work because...
1.the people pulled as hard as they could and they still didn't move you can see it in the face exprestion.
2.The people felt like they had more strangth than normal.
3. The people also felt they had more energy and more flexibility.
B) After watching video two, answer the following questions about how the power balance bands were tested.
1.What was the hypothesis (if and Then)
2.What was the control?
3.What was the IV
4.What was the DV
5.Do you think this was a controlled experiment? Provide evidence to support your answer
1. anwser the hypothesis is that the band works.
2.the band
3.1 person had a power band when they tested strangth and the rest didn't.
4.People without bands
5.Yes because they were controling what they were doing. Mariah & jESSICA core 2
Alex Sexton, Jarred Roland
A)Based on your observations, what are your thoughts on the effectiveness of the Power Balance Bands? Give 3 pieces of evidence to support your ideas.
My partner and I think it is a Hoax. We think this because it could just be there mind playing tricks on them. It could be that the people pushing there arms aren’t pushing that hard. Or maybe the people already have good balance before they wore the band.
B) After watching video two, answer the following questions about how the power balance bands were tested.
1. What was the hypothesis (if and Then)
If they wear the bracelet, then their endurance, strength, flexibility, balance will increase.
2. What was the control?
The bracelet is the control.
3. What was the IV
The hologram in the wrist bands.
4. What was the DV
The people’s increased endurance, flexibility, balance, and strength.
5. Do you think this was a controlled experiment? Provide evidence to support your answer.
Yes, because they had a control of a wrist band without the hologram chip and a wrist band with the hologram.
C) Why is it important to test products scientifically before making them available to the public?
To actually see if there’s the slightest of chance the product may work in public.
A. I don’t think the power balance band works. Video two had a lot of evidence for my opinion. They tested it twice and both of the times it didn’t work. When the people new they had the band it would work but when people didn’t know the band didn’t work. They put the chips in cards and made everybody close their eyes so they wouldn’t know if they had the chip. It didn’t work.
B. 1. If they people didn’t know they had the band then the band didn’t work.
2. When they know if they have the power band.
3. Not knowing who had the band.
4. It didn’t work if they didn’t know who had the power band.
5. This is a controlled experiment because only one thing changed and that was knowing who has it.
C. It’s important because you need to know if it works and if it could hurt people.
By: Amanda Kamp and Courtney Sanchez.
A) Our thoughts about the power balance bands that it does not work. We think that the bracelet does not work because when the guy did the card in the pocket test and everyone had the placebo except one person. The guy did not know who had the real card with the hologram chip as well as the people. They did the test and the results were he was incorrect about who had the real card. Another piece of evidence is that the results for the balance bracelet are that the hologram has nothing to do with it at all. Our last piece of evidence is when the people tested with the bracelet nothing happened, the results did not vary or change.
B) 1. If you wear the bracelet then you will be stronger, flexible, higher metabolism, and better balance.
2. The control is the people’s regular strength.
3. The independent variable is the hologram chip.
4. The dependant variable is the results which are stronger, flexible, higher metabolism, and better balance.
5. Yes this is a control experiment because we only tested one variable. Which is the bracelet and the results of it.
C) It is important to test products scientifically before you sell them because there could be some harmful effects also the product might not work. And they need to make sure there product works correct.
Nina Mazza and Alyssa Leonardi
A] I think it is effective because from the facts of the video it improves your balance, strength, and balance. B][1] The hypotheses was that if you were these bands that things like your strength and flexibility will improve. [2].The control is the fake cards and bands. [3]. The IV cause is the power balance bands. [4]. The DV is the effect of the bands how much the flexibility strength and balanced increased. [5].It wasn’t really controlled because it was a small amount of people tested on. [C]It is important because people don’t want to buy something that don’t work the want to make sure it works before spending a lot of money on it.
A.We think that it doesn’t work because they did tests on it and it didn’t really change the strength or power because they tested people and it didn’t change even when they did it two times. The results for the tests were not high the people that they tested said they could not feel the difference when they put it on. They also researched the hologram and tested the hologram and scientists found that the hologram had no effect on whether the people’s strength or power got stronger or weaker.
B.1. If you have the power bracelet on then your strength and power will get stronger.
2. The control is the people’s regular strength and power.
3. The independent variable is the hologram inside the bracelet
4. The dependent variable is the strength and power.
5. Yes, this was a controlled experiment because they tested it more than one time and there was a Placebo.
C.It Is important to test products scientifically before making them available to the public because the product could just be fake and it could have side effects and they could be bad.
Keleigh Bowman and Brooke Shad Core 2
A I think that they work if you think they work. I think this because when everybody was testing it they all said it worked. But when they tested it in Australia and they did the blind text the creator picked the wrong person each time. But one guy said he couldn’t lift up a car and then he put it on and he did so its pretty much if you think it works it does but if you don’t it doesn’t.
B 1. The hypothesis is if you put on the power band then it will give you power, flexibility, and endurance.
2. The control was the people that got the cards with no hologram and the bracelets without them.
3. The IV was the power band.
4. The DV was the power, flexibility, and endurance it gives you.
5. I do think this was a controlled experiment because they had an IV, a DV, and a placebo for the experiment. I also think it was one because there was a large enough sample size and they tested it twice.
C it is important because you need to make sure your product actually works and if it does then you can show the tests to prove it to the public
Katie koch core b) the hypothesis was if you were the power band bracelet then you will see an increase in strength and balance and flexibility. Control was the band. The iv was the hologram in the wrist bands. The dv was the people’s sudden increase in flexibility, balance, and strength. Yes I do think this was a controlled experiment because they tested it more then once also they included a placebo effect. It is important to test products before making them available to public because, in order to have a successful product you need to know if it works and if there are any side affects, that could be harmful to people.
A) Katie Koch core B) my thoughts on the effectiveness of the power bands were that they only work when you know what is supposed to happen to you, like your mind playing tricks on you, for example when the man conducting the experiment didn’t know where the hologram was he wasn’t able to find which person had the power band hologram. But every time the people in the experiment new that they were supposed to be able to stay balanced so they did. I personally wouldn’t buy this product for 60 dollars, but if they were less expensive then I would buy one and conduct my own experiments with the power band.
Derek allen tanner reynolds
A)We believe it works the first couple weeks but aftetr that it doesnt work or your body just gets addapted to it. One piece of evidence is that a person was able to lift up a car once but after that he was not able to lift it up. Another piece of evidence is that the band worked the first time on people in the test they did in austrailia but it didnt work when they did it randomly. so it really came down to a matter of strengh after the first time because your body is not adappted to it the first time.the last evindence is that they only tested it on peple who have never used them so their body isnt used to having that on them.
B)1. The hypothesis is: If you wear the bracelet then you will be stronger and more flexible
2. The control is testing them without the bracelet on.
3. The IV is the power band
4. the DV is how the people react
5. Yes it was controlled because they tested it several times and did it randomly but it had a placebo.
C)it is important to scientifically test it before making it avible to the public to make sure that it is affective and that people wont get ripped off.
Core B Tori H. and Jessica S.
A) The person that made the band didn’t know who had the card or band with the hologram and when he guess he guess it wrong. Also when they kept their eyes opened the placebo effect happened. Also when they had their eyes closed nothing changed.
B) 1) If you had that band then you would be more powerful.
2) Power band.
3) The power in the band.
4) Strength changed in you.
5) Yes it is a controlled experiment because it is only testing the strength changed in you caused by the power band.
C) So that people can trust the product and does not think it is a hoax.
Marissa McCarthy & Taylor Haynes
Core B
A)We think it's a good product because Shaq said when he had it on they won their game by 50 something points. They tested 6 people without the bracelet and they had poor balance then they tested them with the bracelet and there balance was much better.
B)1. The hypothesis is if you wear the bracelet then you will have better balance, strength, and flexibility. 2. The control was the people tested with the wrist band on. 3. The IV was the hologram in the wristband. 4. The DV was how much better the people’s balance, flexibility and strength was with the band on. This was a controlled experiment because they had everything that a controlled experiment has.
C)It is important to test an experiment before giving it out in public because it could hurt people and leave bad side effects or it could just not work.
A)We believe it works the first couple weeks but aftetr that it doesnt work or your body just gets addapted to it. One piece of evidence is that a person was able to lift up a car once but after that he was not able to lift it up. Another piece of evidence is that the band worked the first time on people in the test they did in austrailia but it didnt work when they did it randomly. so it really came down to a matter of strengh after the first time because your body is not adappted to it the first time.the last evindence is that they only tested it on peple who have never used them so their body isnt used to having that on them.
B)1. The hypothesis is: If you wear the bracelet then you will be stronger and more flexible
2. The control is testing them without the bracelet on.
3. The IV is the power band
4. the DV is how the people react
5. Yes it was controlled because they tested it several times and did it randomly but it had a placebo.
C)it is important to scientifically test it before making it avible to the public to make sure that it is affective and that people wont get ripped off.
Week 5
A) My thoughts on the Power Balance Band were that they don’t work. The people in the video who were tested they knew what they were going to be tested on.
B) My thoughts on the Power Balance Bands are that they don’t work. In the experiment the people didn’t know who got the hologram so they all thought they had it but only one person had it and the person who had it was one of the weaker ones.
Hypothesis: If you wear the power band then you would think you were feeling different
Control: The people without the bands.
IV: the hologram in the wristband
DV: how much better the peoples balance is
Yes I think this is a controlled experiment because they have people with the holograms who we are testing and people without holograms that we compare them to.
C) It is important to test the product before selling to the public because if it has a effect then it wont be good to sell to the public.
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