How Many Numbers Can You Remember ? By: Carrie Laramie and Carter Auch

Question? How many numbers can you remember at a time?

Background Information For different people certain senses create a more stronger memory than others. Some people don’t even forget a certain smell and become a person who makes perfume.

Hypothesis If people hear certain numbers then they will remember them.

Materials Computer with internet Index cards Plastic baggies Shoe box Clipboard to hold down table

Procedure You will need number sequences for people to remember. Each number will need to be composed of 0-9. You can think of them yourself or use a random number generator. If you choose the generator, go to On the first set of index cards, write two numbers. These card will be the first cards that you read to the volunteer.

Procedure 2 Put cards in a plastic baggie and label them with a 2. Repeat this step, but instead on each set of cards write three numbers, four numbers, and so on. Collect cards and organize them in a shoe a box for easy transportation. To collect data draw this chart.

The Chart Name Age Gender

Procedure 3 Find a volunteer to take the memory test. Explain the numbers on the cards and they will say it back to you. Find the mean of the percentage of the scores.

The Frequency Table: you will need this to find out the means for each of the volunteers. ScoreNumber of Participants With this score Percentage of participants with this score