Leighton Thompson

6A
April 9, 2017
Planning and Design Lab
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Title:
PROBLEM STATEMENT:
A student whose exams were fast approaching was trying to boost her study time
by consuming caffeinated beverages like coffee & the energy drinks that had
become very popular amongst her peers. Then she learned about the importance of
water balance while studying the topic Excretion, and worried about the potentially
dehydrating effects of these beverages. She did notice that she seemed to go to the
bathroom more frequently after consuming such drinks as compared to just drinking
water, and wondered whether or not they really might have a significant diuretic
effect. Plan and design an experiment to investigate this.

Hypothesis: