HGD+Childcare+Experiment

Question: Do kids try to get away with things because they are lazy or because they think no one is watching?

Hypothesis: More kids will wash their hands if there is a sign than if there is not a sign. And more kids will wash their hands if they suspect someone is watching them and if there is a sign than if there was just a sign or no sign at all.

Experiment: Record how many kids are at Child Care daily. Record how many kids wash their hands when no sign telling them they need to is present. Record how many kids wash their hands when there is a sign telling them they need to before snack. Record how many kids wash their hands when an adult is standing next to the sign and snack.

Day 1: How many kids wash their hands without a sign or an adult standing next to the snack? 25 kids wash their hands, and 47 kids total.

Day 2: How many kids wash their hands with a sign next to the snack? 25 kids wash their hands, and 47 kids total.

Day 3: How many kids wash their hands with a sign and an adult watching next to the sign? 32 kids wash their hands, and 47 kids total.

Results: Whether there is a sign or not doesn't matter to kids, but if someone is watching them they feel worried they may get in trouble if they don’t wash their hands.

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