Science Olympiad Experimental Design

The Statement of the Problem...

• should address experiment including variables

• should be a yes or no question

• is part A

• should be done last

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The Hypothesis...

• predicts a relationship between independent/ dependent variables

• has no specific direction

• gives a specific direction to the prediction(s)

• gives no rationale

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

How many controlled variables do you have to correctly identify?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The Materials...

• are listed and quantified

• have no extra materials written down

• don't need to be written down

• aren't important

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

How should the procedure be presented?

• In a huge paragraph

• In a logical sequence

• In list form

• Scrambled and on different pages

The Diagrams...

• should be appropriately labeled

• should be small and unlabeled

• should be big and detailed but only one

• should have multiple diagrams of the setup

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Qualitative Observations are given...

• about the procedure provided

• about the results provided

• throughout the course of the experiment

The Data Table has...

• to be unlabeled and unorganized

• to have tables and columns properly labeled

• to have example calculations for derived variables

• to be written in pretty colors

The Graph...

• should be ignored and not drawn

• titled with a random name

• scale and units closest to one

• appropriately scaled, titled, and labeled

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Some examples of Statistic variation are...

• the minimum

• standard deviation

• putting a random number

• drawing a pineapple