Can Teenagers Pick Up Game Diamonds Faster Than Adults?

[Pires]

My science fair project is basically making a game. In this game you pick up diamonds, and the objective is to pick all 10 of them up in the least amount of time.

My theory is that teens will have lesser time than adults, but i don't know how to put this in a 'physics/science' way.

I also have to find articles proving this, but i don't know what keyword to search for!

If anyone can be so kind as to suggest how i can turn this idea into a good topic, i will appreciate it!

thanks in advance.

 

[*melinda*]

My theory is that teens will have lesser time than adults...

First ask yourself why you believe this would actually happen.

Why would the teen time be less than the adult time?

The answer to this question should also give you some ideas for a keyword search.

 

[quicknote]

First of all, congratulations on coming up with a creative and fun science fair project idea! It sounds like you are on the right track, but let's see how we can turn this into a topic that incorporates physics or science.

One way to approach this project is to focus on the concept of reaction time. Reaction time is the time it takes for a person to respond to a stimulus, such as picking up a diamond in your game. This is a concept that is studied in the field of psychology, but it also has a basis in physics.

You can design your experiment to test how reaction time differs between different age groups, such as teens and adults. This can be done by having participants play your game and recording their times. Then, you can analyze the data and see if there is a significant difference in reaction time between the two groups.

To incorporate more physics into your project, you can also consider the concept of force. When picking up the diamonds in your game, the player is exerting a force on the object. You can explore how the amount of force applied affects the time it takes to pick up the diamonds. This can involve measuring the force applied by participants when playing the game and comparing it to their reaction times.

As for finding articles to support your theory, you can search for keywords such as "reaction time and age," "force and reaction time," or "human response time." This should give you some relevant articles to use as references for your project.

Overall, your project has the potential to be a great combination of psychology and physics. Just remember to have a clear hypothesis, well-designed experiment, and reliable data to support your findings. Good luck!