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STATION 1 - Read the following experiments and answer the related questions.
1. Suzie Q wants to know how different colors of light effect the growth of plants. She believes that plants
can survive the best in white light. She buys 5 ferns of the same species, which are all approximately the
same age and height. She places one in white light, one in blue light, one in green light, one in red light
and one in the closet. All of the ferns are planted in Miracle-Grow and given 20 mL of water once a day
for 2 weeks. After the two weeks, Suzie observes the plants and measurements.
a. What measurements could Suzy make to determine how different colors of light affect the growth of
plants?
Suzie should measure the heights of each plant in centimeters at the end of the two weeks.
d. What was the control group in this experiment? The plant in the closet (didn’t receive any light)
c) What was the control group in this experiment? The group that didn’t use mouthwash.
2) Each person should use the mouthwash for the same amount of time.
3) Each person should use the mouthwash at the same time of day.
3. 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.
Identify the:
a. Independent Variable: Smither’s special Juice
b. Dependent Variable: Productivity of workers
c. Control Group: Group that didn’t drink the juice
d. What should Smithers' conclusion be?
The special juice did not increase the productivity of the workers; in fact, the group with the juice
actually made less stacks of papers than the group that didn’t drink the juice.
4. Homer notices that his shower is covered in a strange green slime. His friend
Barney tells him that coconut juice will get rid of the green slime. Homer decides
to check this out by spraying half of the shower with coconut juice. He sprays the
other half of the shower with water. After 3 days of "treatment" there is no
change in the appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower.
Identify the:
a. Independent Variable: Use of coconut juice
b. Dependent Variable: Amount of green slime
c. Control Group: The part of the shower that is sprayed with water.
d. What should Homer’s conclusion be?
Coconut juice does not get rid of green slime in the shower.
5. Larry was told that a certain muscle cream was the newest best thing on the market and claims to
double a person’s muscle power when used as part of a muscle-building workout. Interested in this
product, he buys the special muscle cream and recruits Patrick and SpongeBob to help him with an
experiment. Larry develops a special marshmallow weight-lifting program for Patrick and SpongeBob.
He meets with them once every day for a period of 2 weeks and keeps track of their results. Before
each session Patrick’s arms and back are lathered in the muscle cream, while Sponge Bob’s arms
and back are lathered with the regular lotion.
Identify the:
a. Independent Variable: Muscle Cream
b. Dependent Variable: Person’s muscle power
c. Control Group: Spongebob who used regular lotion.
d. What should Larry’s conclusion be?
Since both Spngebob and Patrick gained muscle after the 2-week time period, Larry cannot
conclude that it is due to the muscle cream. The reason that they both gained muscle is most likely
due to the fact that both subjects lifted weights during that time.
STATION 2 - Organize the sentence strips into categories based on whether they show a direct, indirect, static or cyclic relationship. Label
the relationship shown on each graph in the table & record the examples of each relationship (2 of each type) into your notes once
they’ve been checked.
GRAPH:
** Note: When a data point falls between two numbers, you must plot the point between
those two numbers on the graph (do not round unless otherwise told to do so). **
1. What is the independent variable in this experiment? # of Krabby Patties eaten.
2. What is the dependent variable? Patrick’s Weight.
3. Describe the relationship between Krabby Patties consumed and Patrick’s weight.
As the number of Krabby patties Patrick eats increases, Patrick’s weight also increases.
4. If Patrick had consumed 15 patties, approximately how much would he weigh?
42 pounds – use the graph to interpolate – see green line above.
5. If Patrick consumed 30 patties, approximately how much would he weigh?
In order to extrapolate you would either need more room on the graph or data that has a set
trend (each y-variable increases by the same amount), in order to be able to predict
Patrick’s weight when 30 patties are consumed.
6. If Patrick measures his weight to be 29 pounds, how many patties did he eat during that
week? 6 Krabby Patties – use the graph to interpolate – see yellow line above.
STATION 4: Analyze the following picture and summarize its message. Using the picture as a model,
create your own picture using different independent and dependent variables.
3. Create your own picture on the computer paper provided. Leave your picture in the bin on
your desk when finished.
STATION 5: Design an experiment.
• Include a hypothesis.
• Make a graph to show the general relationship between the two variables you would be
testing.