: Watch Scientific Method video.

STEP 2: This is just a test Imagine being a scientist who is designing an experiment (anything but keep it simple). Describe your design using the scientific method. Additionally, specify the control group, dependent variable, and independent variable. Example:

• Observation - Gummie bears swell when wet.
• Research - Scientific Journal of Candy
• Hypothesis - If gummie bears are placed in water for 24 hours, then they will swell to over twice their original size.
• Experiment - Collected quantitative data because gummie bears are measured before being placed in water and after. Gummie bears were placed in water for 24 hours then measured.
• Experimental Group - Gummie bears in water
  • Independent Variable - Gummie bears placed in water
  • Dependent Variable (qualitative or quantitative) - volume of gummie bear (after being soaked)
• Control Group - Dry gummie bears
• Conclusion - Gummie bears were 2.3 grams dry. After 24 hours, gummie bears were 4.6 grams. The hypothesis is accepted (however, needs retesting to confirm if the results are valid and reliable). This is only an example and not proven research.
• Results - Publish in a scientific journal