Science – Experimental Design – Marble Maze

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Hypothesis (What are you trying to prove?):

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Materials (What did you use?):

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Design (Draw the design):

Did you make the design more for speed or more for a challenge?
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How did you make the design more for speed/challenge?

Describe how the design was created and why you created it this way.
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Timed Trials (Record your times here):

Trial # Time (in seconds)

Trial # Time (in seconds)

Now, make one change to your design.

What change did you make?
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Why did you make this change?

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Timed Trials II (Record your times here):

Trial # Time (in seconds)

Trial # Time (in seconds)

Conclusion – Describe in detail what you learned from this experimental design.
Discuss how you created your design and why you created this way. Discuss the
change you made and why you chose to make that change. Did you prove your
hypothesis? What would you do differently in the future?
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