Coordinate a project with another teacher. One simple project example is to give both classes a simple scavenger hunt assignment to be done from home. Require the first class to text in their answers and the second class to write down their answers to bring in. Do not give any other rules. The next day, examine the results together. Ask questions such as, "How many students participated when technology was involved?" or "How many students from both classes texted each other for answers regardless of the rules?" This is a way to study the science of how people solve problems using various methods.
If you are a student, ask two of your classmates write a formal letter to each other. Proper grammar will most likely be used. Then have them text the same information, or message a friend, just as they would from their home. Have them compare the results, as sentences in the text will be shorter and have a unique texting style of grammar. Explain to them that they have been conditioned to do something a specific way as a part of your project on the study of the science of psychology. Don't forget to form your own hypothesis before you begin and to compare the results of your test in order to make a conclusion on what you learned.
Study the science of texting at a professional level as a student or class by doing interviews. Ask students in other classes how often they text, what they use texting for and other related questions. Then, interview parents or professionals to find out who uses texting as a part of their job. As always, compare results with your previously formed hypothesis. Afterward, have a discussion about what the data might imply about the future of texting before drawing your conclusions.
Separate your class into two groups. Have the kids select partners from within their groups and then give a picture to one student from each partnership. A different picture should be used for each person in one group, but duplicates of those pictures should be given to the students of the second group. Have one group text the description to their partner and the other group verbalize the description. After a set amount of time, stop the students and compare results. Some may text faster and better than they speak. Others may not finish texting. This project will have a wide variety of results to observe at the end as well as hypotheses formed in the beginning.