Design Your Own Experiment

Admit Slip: Look at your hypotheses from last night's homework. Identify the independent and dependent variables.

Objective: Students will gain a greater understanding of the scientific method by designing and conducting their own experiment. Specific attention will be paid to writing a testable hypothesis, identifying independent/dependent variables, a control group and data collection.

Handouts: Design Your Own Experiment Planning Sheet.

Homework: All classes bring the neccessary materials to conduct your experiment to class. If you have completed your experiment, begin to analyze the data.