How can you know if the spoon works?

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Language/s: English
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Short Description:

Short, small group exercise on how to design a fair comparison using the "claim" that a spoon helps retain the bubbles in champagne.

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Short, small group exercise on how to design a fair comparison using the “claim” that a spoon helps retain the bubbles in champagne.

Exercise 1.  Students design a study; then

Exercise 2.  Look at a study someone else has done.

This takes about 20 minutes, is good fun, and introduces some key concepts of trials.