Sunday, August 21, 2016

Redi's Meat Experiment

Problem/Observation: 
Growth of Plants- I noticed that tomato plants don't grow that tall. 

Research

Growth of Plants/Tomato Planting

Hypothesis:  If.......then........Statement

IF YOU GROW TURNIPS THEN THEY WILL GROW TALLER THAN TOMATO PLANTS

Create an experiment to test your hypothesis




CORNELL NOTES -  p.4 Scientific Method    - 
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

TESTING/MANIPULATED VARIABLE

What is changed on purpose to get a result
ONLY ONE TEST VARIABLE CAN BE CHANGED AT A TIME

OUTCOME/RESPONDING VARIABLE 
What is observed and measured in the experiment.
   Outcomes: 2 Types of Observation(s)

1.QUALITATIVE DATA
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT QUALITY OF AN OBJECT USING THE FIVE SENSES

2.QUANTITATIVE DATA
OBSERVATIONS MADE USING NUMBERS

CONTROLLED/CONSTANT VARIABLES

FACTORS THAT REMAIN THE SAME 

CONTROL GROUP

ORIGINAL OBSERVATION GROUP




Click Here (VIRTUAL LAB) REDI'S MEAT EXPERIMENT










TESTING VARIABLE
 MANIPULATED VARIABLE
TURNIP SEED 

CONTROL GROUP
ORIGINAL OBSERVATION GROUP
A AND B 

CONTROLLED VARIABLES
CONSTANT FACTORS
POT, LIGHTS, SOIL, TIME, WATER







OUTCOME VARIABLE 
RESPONDING VARIABLE
THE GROWTH OF THE PLANT

QUALITATIVE DATA
THE TOMATO PLANTS APPEARED TO LOOK LARGER THAN THE TURNIPS PLANTS








QUANTITATIVE DATA

POT A 13.4 CM
POT B 12.4 CM
POT 9.0 CM



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