Students learn to identify the important components of a scientific study by reviewing the 4 simple, yet flawed studies presented in this lesson. This lesson can be presented as 6 separate bellringer activities (one study at a time, followed by lesson parts 2 and 3) or as a whole lesson. You can download the slides, student response sheet, lesson plan, and answer key here: Do Smarties Make You Smarter?For additional content on experimental design and the importance of the double-blind protocol,