Variables in Experiments and Applying the Scientific Method

Sorry I missed posting on Friday. I, like many people, was in a rush to start my travelling and get out to start my long weekend.

Friday-- on p12 and 13 we took notes about a variable is anything in an experiment that can be changed. We also identified 3 types of variables: control variable, independent variable, and dependent variable. We also read some scenarios of experiments and identified the variables in each of them.

Some classes also discussed graphing data and which variable should be on which axis of the graph. This was not done in all classes and will be discussed with all classes tomorrow.

Tuesday-- students were asked to apply all of the information they have learned about the scientific method in an experiment. Their question, hypothesis, and data collected should be on pages 14-15 of their notebook.

here is a website with more detailed info about the scientific process. http://panpipes.net/edit6200/