WorksheetsChocolate Experiment
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of QPOE2 was Mr. Swartz doing when he went to the library?
a)
Knowledge Probe
b)
Figuring out a driving question
c)
Determining what his control will be.
d)
Explanation
2.
Which group in the experiment was the Control group?
a)
3 candy bar group
b)
2 candy bar group
c)
1 candy bar group
d)
No candy bar group
3.
What would be another constant not already in the investigation that Mr. Swartz would want to be sure he took care of to have a fair test?
a)
same age of kids
b)
same type of candy that was promised.
c)
quizzes need to be of different lengths
d)
The time that the kids were given the candy bars
4.
What is the manipulated variable for Mr. Swartz's plan? Hint (DRY MIX)
a)
Type of chocolate
b)
Number of candy bars promised
c)
The results of the quiz
d)
Type of test
5.
What was Mr. Swart's dependent variable?
a)
average on the quiz
b)
number of students taking the quiz
c)
The amount of candy that he promised
d)
the amount of parent phone calls
6.
What Claim could Mr. Swartz say?
a)
The more candy promised, the better the average on quizzes.
b)
That candy can be a reason for child obesity.
c)
Quizzes should not be given before lunch.
d)
The more candy promised, the worse the average will be on the quiz
7.
What data supports Mr. Swart's Claim?
a)
The No candy group got the lowest grade.
b)
The 4 candy bar group had an average of 95% compared to 70% average from the no candy group.
c)
The two candy group's quiz average was 20% higher than the no candy group.
d)
The more candy you give kids the better they will do on quizzes.
8.
What the group was the Control group?
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 2
c)
Group 3
d)
Groups from previous years
9.
At the bottom of the worksheet make a data table that includes the data from this experiment, then answer the question below.
If you were to graph this data, what unit would go on the Y axis?
If you were to graph this data, what unit would go on the Y axis?
a)
Number of chocolate bars promised
b)
Group Number
c)
Percentage on test
d)
Percentage of candy promised
100 %
