The student consistently falling asleep will be hypothesized with the following;


1. The student could be lacking sleep from working 2 jobs and try to maintain ends meets

2. my test for this hypothesis is by asking him if he works a lot after school or before school, if the student agreed with either statement it would prove to be correct but if denied and even ignored to continue to sleep, it would not support my hypothesis

3. If the student left class with full energy and excitement it would completely falsify my hypothesis  



 

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  1. MattJune 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM

    Karla
    The hypothesis is a very testable one assuming that the student is lacking sleep due to working too much and simply asking them is a good start to gather research. But how could you extend the testing portion? One idea could be to have the student change the hours of their jobs. And see if there is a change in their sleep patterns. This would create a control group and an independent variable group. Overall, it is a good start to the Scientific Method.

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  2. Ashley DenisevichJune 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM

    Working several jobs while going to school can definitely result in sleep deprivation, as your theory suggests. I like how you want to use direct communication to test it. It's a straightforward but efficient method of understanding possible occurrences without drawing quick conclusions.

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  3. L RodriguezJune 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM

    Testable Hypothesis (/5) - Okay but note that the primary cause here would be "lack of sleep". Any test you run on this would need to change that primary cause, i.e., increase his amount of sleep.

    Test (3/5) - I don't see where you are changing conditions here. Asking him about his job schedule might confirm that this cause is worth testing, but you haven't tested it yet. To do that, you need to increase his sleep at night and see if the results change (i.e., he stays awake in class).

    Support (3/5) - The student noting that they do work alot only confirms that your hypothesis is logical and reasonable to test. It doesn't actually test it. To test it, you increase his sleep a night. If he stays awake in class after getting a full night's sleep, this would support your hypothesis.

    Falsify (2/5) - If he ignored you, then you didn't actually test anything! :-) To falsify this hypothesis, you would need to make sure he gets a full night's sleep and THEN he would still fall asleep in class. That would mean lack of sleep is not the cause of this problem.

    Untestable Hypothesis (5/10) - "If the student left class with full energy and excitement it would completely falsify my hypothesis "

    I don't think I understand what you are referencing here? The prompt asked you to provide an *untestable* hypothesis here, not how to falsify one. Make sure you are following the guidelines carefully.

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    1. L RodriguezJune 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM

      The first line should read "Testable Hypothesis (5/5)"

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