A | B |
The ONE and only thing "I" changed on purpose in an experiment (variable you are testing) | Independent Variable |
"D" for Dependent "D" for _____ | Data (results) |
Group that gets normal treatment - used to compare results | Control Group |
A valid experiment has many __________ or factors that are kept the same in both the experimental and control groups | Constants |
How can you make an experiment more valid? | Repeat it, use more test subjects, add more trials = get more data! |
The Problem is always written in the form of a _________ | Question |
Educated Guess- always written as a statement | Hypothesis (I think...) |
Two things that must be included in your Conclusion | 1. If your hypothesis was right or wrong 2. Data to back you up |
Jack thinks that if you give blueberry plants extra sunlight then they will grow taller. State how the control group and experimental group will be treated differently | Experimental Group- extra sunlight Control Group will get regular or normal amount of sunlight |
The group that gets the IV | Experimental Group |
When you are dealing with multiple trials and data often times you are asked to get an average. Identify the steps to finding an average. | Add the data and divide by number of trials |