Experimental Design Practice Quiz
1.
Name:
Cletus has a toy rocket that uses Goodyear rubber bands to send the rocket 100 feet up in the air. Cletus
wants to know if a different brand of rubber band will make it fly higher. Answer the following questions
based on this scenario:
a. What is the independent variable?
b.
What is the dependent variable?
c.
What is the control (be specific)?
d.
On the back make a data table for the following trials: Rubber band #1 trials: 100 ft., 120 ft. 80 ft.,
avg. 100 ft. Rubber band #2 trials: 90 ft., 130 ft., 110 ft., avg. 110 ft.
Answer the following questions which are true for all experiments:
2.
What two parts of the experimental design must be mentioned in the hypothesis?
3.
Which part of experimental design is used to reduce error?
4.
Which part of experimental design evaluates the hypothesis?
Experimental Design Practice Quiz
1.
Name:
Cletus has a toy rocket that uses Goodyear rubber bands to send the rocket 100 feet up in the air. Cletus
wants to know if a different brand of rubber band will make it fly higher. Answer the following questions
based on this scenario:
a. What is the independent variable?
b.
What is the dependent variable?
c.
What is the control (be specific)?
d.
On the back make a data table for the following trials: Rubber band #1 trials: 100 ft., 120 ft. 80 ft.,
avg. 100 ft. Rubber band #2 trials: 90 ft., 130 ft., 110 ft., avg. 110 ft.
Answer the following questions which are true for all experiments:
2.
What two parts of the experimental design must be mentioned in the hypothesis?
3.
Which part of experimental design is used to reduce error?
4.
Which part of experimental design evaluates the hypothesis?