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 […]
Variables: Independent, Dependent, Controlled
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 […]
Growing Rock Candy: Variables
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, […]