A | B |
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 |
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 WHICH PART OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN? | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
amount of sunlight WHICH PART OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN? | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
the non-experimental group WHICH PART OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN? | 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 |
type of water sealer WHICH PART OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN? | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
mass of wood blocks after soaking in water WHICH PART OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN? | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
The same amount of time the wood blocks are soaked in water. WHICH PART OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN? | CONSTANT |
The wood blocks not treated with sealer.WHICH PART OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN? | CONTROL GROUP |
Thirty trials for each type of wood sealer and the control group. WHICH PART OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN? | RETESTS |
starts with "does" or "will" | problem |
starts with "if" or "as" | hypothesis |
includes "hypothesis is supported" | conclusion |
directions for an experiment | procedure |
gathering reliable information about problem | research |
contains statistics like mean and median | results |
part of problem being changed by experimenter | independent variable |
parts of experiment kept exactly the same so only difference is independent variable | constants |
test group without independent variable | control group |
The hypothesis stated the type of water sealer would affect mass of wood blocks soaked in water. The data collected supports the hypothesis. | CONCLUSION |
-Written as numbered steps -Each step begins with a verb, “command” statements | PROCEDURE |
-Restates hypothesis -States whether hypothesis is supported or not supported | CONCLUSION |
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 |
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 |
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 |
type of water sealer | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
mass of wood blocks after soaking in water | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
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 |
COMPONENT MANIPULATED BY EXPERIMENTER | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
FOUND BEFORE VERB IN PROBLEM STATEMENT | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
FOUND BEFORE "THEN" IN HYPOTHESIS | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
PROBLEM: WILL THE TYPE OF SURFACE AFFECT THE DISTANCE A TOY CAR WILL TRAVEL? "TYPE OF SURFACE" | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
COMPONENT THAT MAY CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
FOUND AFTER THE VERB IN A PROBLEM STATEMENT | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
FOUND AFTER "THEN" IN HYPOTHESIS | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
PROBLEM: WILL THE TYPE OF SURFACE AFFECT THE DISTANCE A TOY CAR WILL TRAVEL? "DISTANCE TOY CAR WILL TRAVEL" | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
THE "NORMAL" GROUP | CONTROL GROUP |
TEST/EXPERIEMENTAL GROUP WITHOUT THE IV | CONTROL GROUP |
THE DISTANCE TOY CAR WILL TRAVEL WITHOUT A SURFACE....NONE DEFINED, TRUE COMPARISON | CONTROL GROUP |
REPEATNG THE EXPERIMENT MULTIPLE TIMES (AT LEAST 10) FOR EACH TEST/IV GROUP | RETESTS |
TEN TRIALS FOR EACH TYPE OF SURFACE. | RETESTS |
PARTS OF THE EXPERIMENT KEPT THE SAME SO THE ONLY REASON FOR A DIFFERENCE IN DATA IS THE IV | CONSTANTS |
SHOULD NOT REFER TO THE IV OR DV | CONSTANTS |
THE SAME LENGTH OF RAMP. THE SAME HEIGHT OF RAMP. THE SAME AERODYNAMICS OF TOY CAR. THE SAME TIRES. THE SAME METHOD FOR RELEASING THE CAR. | CONSTANTS |