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Andrea Gummi Bears -1

By Janice VanCleave

The gummi bear will be surrounded by water. Terms of possible results: dissolve, absorb, expand, shrink

Purpose: To identify the variables that might affect a red candy Gummi Bear. Question:  What effect does water have on the size of red candy Gummi Bears?Hypothesis: This is an educated prediction. The objective is to encourage kids to analyze the question and no matter the age or science background, good reasonable “guesses” can be […]

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Variables: Independent, Dependent, Controlled

By Janice VanCleave

How the Independent Variable of Light affect the Dependent Variable of Plant Growth

Types of Variables in A Science Fair Project Independent variables Dependent variablesControlled variables When experimenting, a variable is anything that might change and affect the results of the experiment. Examples are the best way to explain types of variables. Example: Investigate Electromagnetics 1. What is an electromagnetic?  Discover how to make an electromagnetic. This type of […]

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Growing Rock Candy: Variables

By Janice VanCleave

Experiment for Growing Sugar Crystals Variables Dependent Variable: amount of sugar crystals collected Independent Variable: The independent variable is a part of the experiment that if changed could affect the dependent variable.I have identified all the possible independent variables in the following descriptive experiment. Notice that instead of just making a list of the variables, […]

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