Muriel Gerhard
Terms, Concepts and Questions to Start Background Research
- What is a control? A control is the variable that is not changed in the experiment.
- What purpose does a control serve? It is used to make comparisons as to what changed or possibly caused the change.
- What are variables? Variables are factors that can be changed in an experiment.
- What is an independent variable? The independent variable is the one that is changed in the experiment.
- What is a dependent variable? The dependent variable is the one that changes as a result of the change in the independent variable.
Charting and or Graphing Data
In each section of the experiment, use charts to display the obtained data such the following sample:
Chart 1 #: Observations: Time to Complete Tasks
CL=Classmates AD= Adults
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Chart #2 Comparison of Averages
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