Buzzed:A Caffeinated Experiment
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The document details an experiment aimed at testing the effects of caffeine from energy drinks on the performance of thirteen-year-old students. It describes the methodology used, the materials involved, and the procedures conducted to evaluate the impact of Red Bull, Monster, and Rockstar energy drinks on mental and physical performance. The conclusion indicates that while caffeine improved mental performance, it did not significantly enhance physical performance, thereby not supporting the original hypothesis.
![MATERIALS
- (10) Test Subjects
[5 male, 5 female, age 13]
- (40) 8 oz foam cups
- (1) Stopwatch](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/buzzeddrinkenergy-130226192916-phpapp02/85/Buzzed-A-Caffeinated-Experiment-10-320.jpg)
Buzzed:A Caffeinated Experiment
- 1. BUZZED: A CAFFEINATED EXPERIMENT Team Caffeine Aleena Jackson Daniela Lin Kristin Baker
- 2. PURPOSE (WHY?) To test how caffeine affects consumers by having them ingest energy drinks. Basically, we want to see if the energy drinks live up to the expectations promised to the consumers.
- 3. BACKGROUND INFO Caffeine is one of the most popular drugs in the world. The average American ingests 4 gallons of energy drinks a year. Over eighty-five percent of Americans overuse doses of caffeine every day.
- 4. BACKGROUND INFO Caffeine can be both helpful and harmful to the human body, depending on how much is ingested.
- 5. BACKROUND INFORMATION Most energy drinks contain between 70 and 200 milligrams of caffeine. Common drinks, such as Monster Energy, RockStar Energy, and Red Bull, have around 160 milligrams.
- 6. QUESTION Do major energy drinks actually increase overall performance and, if so, which drink is the most effective?
- 7. HYPOTHESIS If the effects of Red Bull, Monster, and Rockstar energy drinks on the performance of thirteen-year-old students are compared to students without the beverages, then…
- 8. HYPOTHESIS …students consuming the energy drinks, especially Red Bull, will have a significantly greater performance than students without the drinks, and students drinking Monster or Rockstar.
- 9. MATERIALS (1) Focus Test (1) Laptop or computer with Internet (1) Performance Test: 30-Meter Run (5) 16 oz cans of Red Bull Energy Drink (5) 16 oz cans of Monster Energy Drink (5) 16 oz cans of Rockstar Energy Drink
- 10. MATERIALS - (10) Test Subjects [5 male, 5 female, age 13] - (40) 8 oz foam cups - (1) Stopwatch
- 11. PROCEDURES Have each of the test subjects take the Focus Test. Record their percentage of the 6 Distraction rating.
- 12. PROCEDURES Have each of the test subjects run 30 meters. Record the time (in seconds) it takes for each of them to complete the run.
- 13. PROCEDURES Pour 8 oz of Red Bull Energy Drink into each of ten foam cups. Have each test subject drink one full cup.
- 14. PROCEDURES Repeat Steps 1-3. Wait 24 hours before moving on to step 5.
- 15. PROCEDURES Pour 8 oz of Monster Energy Drink into each of ten foam cups. Have each test subject drink one full cup.
- 16. PROCEDURES Repeat Steps 1-3. Wait 24 hours before moving on to step 7.
- 17. PROCEDURES Pour 8 oz of Rockstar Energy Drink into each of ten foam cups. Have each test subject drink one full cup. Repeat steps 1-3.
- 18. OBSERVATIONS - At the beginning of the testing, the test subjects seemed tired and unenthusiastic. - Students seemed more excited by having the drinks than by actually drinking them.
- 19. OBSERVATIONS -A few test subjects claimed to have been nauseous with bad vision after drinking their energy drink. -The student’s results for the second test were extremely close to one another.
- 20. OBSERVATIONS The students drinking Rockstar had higher scores on the focus test. Students drinking energy drinks did better on the focus test than those without.
- 21. DATA
- 22. DATA
- 23. CONCLUSION The caffeine in the energy drinks only affected the mental performance of the test participants, and did impact their physical performance. The hypothesis was not supported by the data.
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