Here are the some of the steps of my science fair. I am testing what music out of slow, calm tai-chi music and fast rock music is best for accuracy and speed when doing maths. I hope you like it.

Aim

What type of music is best for accuracy and speed when doing maths?

Hypothesis
I think slow tai-chi will be the best to work with because it is calmer than rock music. With slow tai-chi music, you should get more done and have more correct answers.

Apparatus

• two lists of similar maths sums
• slow tai-chi music
• fast rock music
• boom box (CD player)
• timer
• two people to test

Results
While the calm tai-chi music was playing, Mum and Dad completed 30 - 32 sums each with 100% accuracy. While the fast rock music was played, Mum and Dad completed only 14-22 sums each and both of them made mistakes.

Conclusion
My results have told me that my hypothesis is correct. My results support my hypothesis that slow music is best to work with. Both participants completed more sums and were 100% accurate with Tai-chi music. They were faster and more accurate with the calm music.

The calm music we played was by Ken Davies - his music is playing now with the slide show above. Below is the URL you can go to, to hear the rock music by the Foo Fighters which we played in our investigation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeetWni_L7Q&feature=related