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    This document discusses the scientific method and key concepts of controls and variables in scientific experiments. It provides examples of independent and dependent variables, and explains that the control variable or group is kept the same in an experiment in order to isolate the effect of changing the independent variable. One example given is testing different routes home from school, with the walker as the control variable kept the same. The document emphasizes that including a control group or variable allows for proper comparison in an experiment.

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    This document discusses the scientific method and key concepts of controls and variables in scientific experiments. It provides examples of independent and dependent variables, and explains that the control variable or group is kept the same in an experiment in order to isolate the effect of changing the independent variable. One example given is testing different routes home from school, with the walker as the control variable kept the same. The document emphasizes that including a control group or variable allows for proper comparison in an experiment.

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    This document discusses the scientific method and key concepts of controls and variables in scientific experiments. It provides examples of independent and dependent variables, and explains that the control variable or group is kept the same in an experiment in order to isolate the effect of changing the independent variable. One example given is testing different routes home from school, with the walker as the control variable kept the same. The document emphasizes that including a control group or variable allows for proper comparison in an experiment.

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    Scientific Method Controls and Variables

    Steps in the Scientific Method

    Problem
    Observation
    Hypothesis
    Experiment
    Conclusion
    Retest

    P
    O
    H
    E
    C

    Scientific Experiments Follow


    Rules.
    An
    experimenter
    changes one
    factor and
    observes or
    measures what
    happens.
    3

    The Control Variable


    The experimenter makes a
    special effort to keep other
    factors constant so that they
    will not affect the outcome.
    Those factors are called
    control variables.
    4

    What is the Purpose of a


    Control?
    Controls are NOT being tested
    Controls are used for
    COMPARISON

    Other Variables
    The factor that is changed is
    known as the independent
    variable.
    The factor that is measured or
    observed is called the dependent
    variable.
    6

    Example of Controls &


    Variables

    For example, suppose you want to


    figure out the fastest route to walk
    home from school. You will try several
    different routes and time how long it
    takes you to get home by each one.
    Since you are only interested in
    finding a route that is fastest for
    you, you will do the walking yourself.
    7

    What are the Variables in


    Your Experiment?
    Varying the route is the
    independent variable
    The time it takes is the dependent
    variable
    Keeping the same walker throughout
    makes the walker a control variable.
    8

    One more thing it is best


    to make several trials with
    each independent variable.

    10

    Simpsons Worksheet Review


    Smithers thinks that a special juice will increase the
    productivity of workers. He creates two groups of 50
    workers each and assigns each group the same task (in
    this case, they're supposed to staple a set of papers).
    Group A is given the special juice to drink while they
    work. Group B is not given the special juice. After an
    hour, Smithers counts how many stacks of papers each
    group has made. Group A made 1,587 stacks, Group B
    made 2,113 stacks.

    11

    Smithers Answers
    Identify the:
    1.Control Group Group B
    2..Experimental Group Group A
    3.Independent Variable Special Juice
    4.Dependent Variable Stacks of Paper
    5.What should Smithers conclusion be?
    It doesnt work

    6.How could this experiment be improved?


    Repeat the test on another group
    12

    Experiment 4 Krusty was told that a certain


    itching powder was the newest best thing on
    the market. It even claims to cause 50%
    longer lasting itches. Interested in this
    product, he buys the itching powder and
    compares it to his usual product. One test
    subject (A) is sprinkled with the original
    itching powder, and another test subject (B)
    was sprinkled with the Experimental itching
    powder. Subject A reported having itches for
    30 minutes. Subject B reported having
    itches for 30 minutes.

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