| A | B |
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| The hypothesis stated the type of water sealer would affect mass of wood blocks soaked in water. The data collected supports the hypothesis. | CONCLUSION |
| Starts with “Does” or “Will”, contains IV and DV, and ends with “?” | PROBLEM |
| -Written as numbered steps -Each step begins with a verb, “command” statements | PROCEDURE |
| -Restates hypothesis -States whether hypothesis is supported or not supported | CONCLUSION |
| Will the type of water sealer affect mass of wood blocks soaked in water in grams? | PROBLEM |
| If the type of sealer changes, then the amount of mass wood blocks will change. The blocks that have the sealer that contains carboxyl will gain the least amount of water. | HYPOTHESIS |
| The wood blocks with carboxyl applied gained an average of 26.32 grams. The wood bricks with acetyl acetate applied gained an average of 33.77 grams. | RESULTS |
| Will ___________affect ______? | PROBLEM |
| If ___________ decreases, then ________ will decrease. | HYPOTHESIS |
| 1. Get 30 wood blocks 24 cm x 6 cm. 2. Apply 25 mL of carboxyl sealer to 10 of the wood blocks. 3. Allow to dry for 24 hours. 4. ….continued | PROCEDURE |
| -Contains numbers. -Usually refers to statistical analysis like average, mean, median, or range. | RESULTS |
| Occurrence that is noticed using senses but is not measured | OBSERVATION |
| may be qualitative or quantitative | OBSERVATION |
| The girl was crying. | QUALITATIVE OBSERVATION |
| The grass was wet in the morning so it must have rained. | INFERENCE |
| Conclusion based on logical reasoning | INFERENCE |
| The bird's babies were chirping because they were hungry | INFERENCE |
| The grass that was fertilized was a dark green | QUALITATIVE OBSERVATION |
| The grass was a darker green because it had been fertilized | INFERENCE |
| the part of the experiment, that the person doing the experiment changes or controls | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
| part of the experiment being measured | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
| mass of food chickens eat | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
| amount of sunlight | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
| the non-experimental group | CONTROL GROUP |
| keeps all necessary parts of the experimental design the same so the only effect caused by IV | CONSTANTS |
| repetition of the experiment; should have a minimum of 10 for each group | RETESTS/TRIALS |
| there were 3 worms on the ground | QUANTITATIVE OBSERVATION |
| type of water sealer | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
| mass of wood blocks after soaking in water | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
| the corn was a meter taller than the beans | QUANTITATIVE OBSERATION |
| The same amount of time the wood blocks are soaked in water. | CONSTANT |
| The wood blocks not treated with sealer. | CONTROL GROUP |
| Thirty trials for each type of wood sealer and the control group. | RETESTS |
