Abiotic Factors - Temperature in the Center
jschmied©2008 all rights reserved	An Observational Science Exercise - Questions

Your mission is to predict, then investigate the max and min temperature in the Center. Finally, you will create a clearly crafted conclusion for this Center Challenge.

Please answer these questions in complete, quality, correct sentences reflecting the question on a separate sheets of paper.

1. What scientific question is being investigated in this procedure?

 

2. Create an appropriate prediction for this question. (FORMAT)

 

3. Develop an appropriate hypothesis (prediction with a reason) for the above question. (FORMAT)

 

4. Tell the manipulated variable in this experiment.

 

5. Describe the Responding variable in this experiment..

 

6. Why are there no experimental and control trials for this procedure?

 

7. Tell 1 controlled variable for this procedure and tell why it was controlled. (Not MV or RV!)

 

8. Tell 1 uncontrolled variable for this procedure and tell why it was uncontrolled. (Not MV or RV!)

 

9. Tell all Six Types of Error and explain how each could have occurred in this investigation

 

10. Create and attached a CQC Data table displaying all the class's data.

 

11. Develop a Complete Extended/Long Conclusion for this experiment.

a. _______ State the Question being investigated. (include SS, MV, RV)

b. _______ Tell the Hypothesis - IF, Then, Because Format)

c. _______ State if the Hypothesis was Accepted, Rejected, or if the results were

Inconclusive

d. _______ Properly Use data to explain Why the Hypothesis was Accepted or

Rejected

i. ______ For the stations tested give the Study Subject / Manipulated Variable for the trial and the corresponding High, Low and Average Responding Variable.

ii. _______ Be sure to compare Experimental data to Control data

e. _______ Create a Final Summary that ANSWERS THE QUESTION.

 

12. Tell how Reliable the data is and if it would need to be made more reliable.

 

a. For each team's data

 

b. For the class as a whole.

 

13. Describe how you would improve this experiment's validity.

 

14. List two other Abiotic Factors that could be studied in the Center

 

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