Monday, March 16, 2009

Scientific Method

Your Project should include the Scientific Method. You should use this Method when you are doing your experiments. Please include these steps in your Written Report and your Visual Presentation.
Problem: Question you want to answer.
Clear and Informed Hypothesis: What you think the answer to the problem is.
Materials: What you used to answer problem (supplies, etc).
Procedure: Steps you take to answer the problem (Step by step directions, Variables, controls).
Results: Answer the problem, reported in an organized manner, charts, graphs, and diagrams.
Conclusion:WHY you got the results you did, NOT if your hypothesis was correct, it may support NOT prove, NOT your results in sentence form (explain).
Sources: You must include at least exact and reliable sources (sources need to be the exact web address, Exact book title AND author).

Independent makes the change, dependent is what gets changed
Example: If you are observing how the amount of sunlight affects plant growth. The dependent variable is the plants growth, which is dependent of the independent variable, and the independent variable is the amount of sunlight.

89 comments:

  1. 813: David, I think if the volume of the music gets higher, the heartbeat will increase.

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  2. Class 810 Anthony,A

    I think that more the sports you play will cause your heart beat increase.

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  3. 810, Vlady

    The heavier and louder the music gets then the faster the heartbeat gets

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  4. what i think will happen is that the flower in the colset would be the same in the flower in out of the closet because i will double the water and soil for the plant in the closet

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  5. that the plant b which is the plant in the closet will grow at at the same time as the plant a which isnt in the closet.

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  6. 810: Jenny, I think that their is more than one liter of water in the orange. I think this because in the orange it contains large amounts of water.

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  7. i think skating bearing oil(bones swiss) works better then wd-40 to make bearings spin faster

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  8. AmandaE 806:

    I think that if the plant that listens to classical music, it will grow faster than a plant that listens to rock music. The plant that listens to no music will grow normal.

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  9. AlexL 806, I think that if we use magnets to magnify the train, it will move and the train will still to the tracks and cause the train to move.

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  10. 806, Anthony G., I think flowers will change color in colored water over time because the flower will suck up the coloring/dye.

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  12. 806:cindy: i think lemon juice can prevent apples from spoiling for a long period of time.

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  13. crisian 806
    i think that sour fruits have a better chance of lighting a light bulb =)

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  16. i think that sour fruits have a better chance of lighting a light bulb then non sour friuts =) hehehe edgar&alexis were here

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  17. 806, Denis
    I think that Orbit gum will last longer than Trident gum

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  18. Hammad 806: I think vinegar will remove permanent maker stains better then water or alcohol.

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  19. 806, Alan.
    I think that Bounty will be stronger than Brawny.

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  21. 806:hajar: if i clean the carpet stain with carpet cleaner then the carpet stain will be removed.

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  23. Anna D 806:

    - My hypothesis is that when you mix vinegar with baking soda the reaction will cause the balloon to inflate because of how the gas particles move around within the balloon.

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  24. The house is dirty and it haves cockroaches and when the cockroaches are still there they have babies which are ants. And more keep developing since the chemical from the exterminator hasn't done any good and they are attracted to it and it doesn't kill them.

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  25. I think that orange juice would grow plants the best because oranges come from trees and it will grow plants the best because there is oing to be pulp in the orange juice which will help grow the plants the tallest.

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  26. Class:809
    Calvin Huang
    I think the airplane with less mass will fly father than the one with more mass

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  27. Eric 809 : I think that if i put enough gas/vinegar with a little acid it will burn a little bit.

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  28. 809 Tarik i think that the basketball would bounce higher on concrete then carpet

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  31. i think the ice cube is colder on your hand instead of your mouth

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  32. I think that places with the most people would have the the most germs.

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  33. Ants are immune to certain chemical spray

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  34. Tina 809: I predict that finger prints that are related to their family members will be simliar then the ones that are not from your family will be different.

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  35. Pan 809: If no one in this world has the same exact finger print then i predict that our finger prints are not hereditary.

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  36. JuStIn 810:I think if i play a certain kind of music that it will affect my heartrate.

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  37. 807, Lucy:
    Hypothesis: If the size of an orange is bigger, then it will have more water or juice than a smaller orange.

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  38. 807, Olayinka, I think that the Bounty Paper Towel will absorb more water then the Viva Paper Towel because the Bounty paper towel is thicker then the Viva paper towel.

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  39. 807,Allen, I think that if the music you listen to is too fast it will affect your heart.

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  41. Hypothesis- I predict that the outcome of mixing cooking oil, water and syrup together will result the three liquids to make different levels in order by their densities.
    Christina, 807

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  42. 807 Eddie
    I predict that the magnet with the colder temperature will be stronger making it attract more magnets than the magnet with a hotter temperature.

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  43. 807,Marta
    i predict that the different rhythms in a song can affect the rate of your heartbeat.

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  44. 809, Andrew: Hypothesis
    i predict that if you put cold water in the plant then the plant will grow faster than the hot water

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  46. Tarik 809 :hypothesis

    I think that the basketball would bounce higher on concerte than carpet

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  47. 807,Johnathan Mahones:Hypothesis

    I think that using the Popcorn button makes it well.

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  48. ChAsSiTy MoNtAnEz 809 : I thInk thAt THe MoRe FaSTer aNd LoUdER tHe MuSiC iS thEn Ur HeArT rAtE wIll iNcReAse MoRe ....................

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  49. 813, Min Yi,
    I think if I have tap water and brine, the ice will melt faster in the brine.

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  50. 807 lascelle I think the more you exercise the more your heart rate increases

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  51. kemran 807

    am going to buy 2 diffrent kinds of egg doe and see what egg doe makes more eggs glow and what egg doe makes it ligher

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  53. Frank Cervantes 809: If i mix salt and vinegar and soak it on a rock then it will cause some sort of physical change to the rock.

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  54. 806- cansu - i think if we'll use milk to make pancakes instead of water the texture of the pancakes will be smoother

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  55. 807-bijan i think that louder and heavier music will increase your heart rate moree
    than soft music
    =)

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  56. If i use Miracle-Gro plant fertilizer on one plant and Schultz on another under the same conditions, then the one that contains Miracle-Gro will grow at a faster rate.

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  57. 810: Avonna, I think my 12 yr old sister would lose concentration faster then i would.

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  58. cristina,810
    i think that if i put fruit in a bag it won't spoil as fast as on the table

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  59. 807 jayjay
    I think music can effect your body n lots of ways

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  60. Angela, 807-
    I think that if i use Miracle-Gro fertilizer, then it will make plants grow faster than if i use Schultz fertilizer to plant it.

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  61. 810 karen
    I think that both plants will grow at the same rate if given the same amount of water and care.

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  62. 807 Jerome
    I think that certain chemicals will react based on the certain liquids its mixed with.

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  63. I think that that gatorade is a better energy drink than poweradewhen u play sports.

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  64. 813 Haoming

    My hypothesis is:
    Drink coffee may increase your heartbeat.

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  65. 806,hajar:if i clean the carpet stain with carpet cleaner the the carpet stain will be removed

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  66. 807, Kevin, I believe the heart rate beat will increase when listening to high beat music as well as a decrease with smoothing music.

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  67. I think when permanent marker stain is on a carpet alcohol will be the best solvent to remove it

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  68. 807, Andrew i think your heart beat will increase if you play basketball longer

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  69. james 807 my hypothesis is that playing music with a fast beat will increase a persons heart rate

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  70. james 807
    my hypothesis is that playing music with a fast beat will increase heart rate and playin gmusic with slow beats will slow down heart rate

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  72. I think that I cant throw the ball at the same spot every time because I might get tired throwing the ball my farthest 10 times

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  73. If a object weights heavy then rolled down a ramp , it would push an object further than an light object

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  75. Karen T. 809,
    My hypothesis is that I think using both eyes is better than one to locate an object

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  76. Sofia - 809 ;

    I think the white candle will burn at a faster rate then the color candle because i think the colored candle has chemicals in it.

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  77. Jiamin,813


    when our heartbeat will be sped up?

    In the post-exercise heart rate will speed up. Because the movement of the human body needs more oxygen, it will speed up the heartbeat and breathing.

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  78. yishan 813
    my title is when our heartbeat will be sped up.I think many time will sped up,so I choose one thing mood.I think it can sped up our heartbeat.

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  79. 813:Miao Yi
    Hypothesis: I thing all animals have a backbone and their eat different food.

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  80. Reverse hypthesis: I think I mite lose concetration fast then my sister cause she doesnt lose concentration that easily

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  81. 807,
    Sandy

    I think depending on the genre of music, my heart rate will increase or decrease.

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  82. 813,Sonny I think we eat the egg without cooking is unhealthy because the egg without cooking is nit clean.

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  83. 809 : Igor: Which ice cream melts faster vanila or chocolate

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  85. Sandra, 809;

    I think the colored candle will burn out faster than the white candle because it might have some chemicals that effect the rate.

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  86. Luis, 809
    i think the basketball will bounce higher on concrete than tile, wood, and carpet.

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  87. Will Music Affect Your Heart Rate?

    I Think If The Beat Of The Song Is Faster Then Your Heart Rate(Beats per seconds),Your Heart Rate Will increase.

    If The Beat of Your song Is Slower Then Your Heart Rate (Beats per seconds), Your Heart rate Will Decrease.

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