Participating Group Members:
SOUP CAN RACES

THE REAL WORLD
What is the real world for this exercise? [What is it that you are trying to explain?]

THE MODEL
Which of the following theories/hypotheses best explains the behavior of the cans? 
What's wrong with the theories you don't select?

1. In each race, one can won because it was heavier than the other.
2. In each race, one can won because it had a smoother surface than the other.
3. In each race, one can won because it contained a different kind of soup than the other.
4. None of the above is an adequate explanation.
   A better theory is that in each race, one can won because …. {make up your own theory}

PREDICTIONS FROM YOUR MODEL
What prediction can you make from your model that could be compared with data from the Real World? For your prediction to be most useful, it should be such that 1) if you correctly predict the real world data, your model/explanation is supported and 2) if you incorrectly predict the real world data, your model/explanation is refuted. [You won't be allowed to open the cans.]

DATA FROM THE REAL WORLD
What are the data from the Real World?  Do they agree with your prediction?   What conclusion can you draw?