Control Group
Controlled Experiment
Gummy Bear Lab
What's wrong with this experiment?
Observation/Inference
100

A student wanted to test how the mass of a paper airplane affected the distance it would fly. Paperclips were added before each test flight. As each paper clip was added, the plane was tested to determine how far it would fly. What is the control group?

What is the plane with 0 paperclips

100
Number of variables you change in a controlled experiment
What is one
100

Name one constant from the gummy bear lab

What is the brand of gummy bear or length of time soaked

100
Jon was performing an experiment and didn't think his liquid smelled right so he got closer to sniff it then took a taste of it!
What is don't smell or taste an experiment unless directed to do so!!!
100

The man was angry

What is inference

200

Two groups of students were tested to see if they would be able to complete math problems faster with a calculator. Each group was given the same problems. One group used calculators and one group didn't. What is the control group?

What is the group without calculators

200

The variable you change on purpose to see if results are affected

What is independent variable

200

What was the independent variable (what we could change)

What is the type of soaking liquid

200
Julie wanted to know which soda tasted better so she put soda into three cups and tasted each one she recorded her results, and decided that soda a was best because it tasted better. (in this case it is okay to taste the soda since that is the question)
What is this is just Julie's opinion not a measurable experiment.
200
The gummy bear was slimy

What is observation

300

The owner of a flower shop decided to change the plant food to a cheaper option to save money. He wanted to see if the flowers would still grow as tall. He gave one group of flowers the old food and another group the new, cheaper food. What is the control group? 

What is the group that got the old food

300

An untested or normal group that is used for comparison

What is the control

300

What was the dependent variable (what we were measuring)

What is the volume of the gummy bear

300
Jesse was testing which plants grows fastest so he planted a bean seed, a pumpkin seed, and corn seed, he put them in three different locations and "watered" one with milk, one with water, and one with soda.
What is too many variables, you should only test one at a time!!
300

It smelled like rotten eggs

What is an observation

400

You want to test if insect repellent will actually keep away mosquitoes. Identify both the control group and the experimental group

What are the control group is the group without insect repellant and the experimental group is the group with insect repellant

400
A list of factors kept the same in order to keep the experiment fair.

What is constants

400

What was the testable question in our lab?

What is How does the soaking liquid affect the volume of the gummy bear?

400
Jared was testing what kind of ball bounces the highest. He performed his experiment and was pretty sure he could remember the results when he got home.
What is you have to record or write down your results when they happen for it to be fair and measurable!
400

Used as a claim in a CER

What is an inference

500

A student wondered if adding more salt to water would make an egg float higher? What is the control group?

What is regular (tap) water without added salt

500

What you call an experiment whose results are valid

What is controlled or fair

500

What type of data did we collect and what units did we use?

What is quantitative and we measured volume in cubic centimeters

500
The Clean It Up vacuum company wanted to prove their vacuum was the best, so they got three vacuums and three pieces of carpet they put sand on their piece and mud on the other two pieces and then claimed their vacuum cleaned the best.
What is their experiment was not fair! You have to measure the same thing the same way.
500

Used as evidence to support a claim

What is observations

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