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Experimental Group and Control Group

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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Match these about variables

a)

1

1.

variables the scientist can change

b)

2

2.

total number of variables

c)

things that stay the same

3.

constants

2.
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Match these about variables

a)

1

1.

variables the scientist can change

b)

2

2.

total number of variables

c)

things that stay the same

3.

constants

3.

Chris notices some dirty tables and wants to know which cleaner is the best to use. He tests three different cleaners and looks at how well they clean compared to tap water.

Categorize the following

Cleaner 1, Cleaner 2, Cleaner 3

Tap Water

Experimental Group
Control Group
4.
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Match

a)

"I Test, I Change" the variable that the scientist manipulates

1.

Independent Variable

b)

The group used to compare; lacks the independent variable

2.

Control Group

c)

Things that have to be the same for both groups so that the experiment is fair.

3.

Constants

d)

The two things that change in an experiment

4.

Variables

e)

The group that's being tested; it has the independent variable

5.

Experimental Group

5.
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Match

a)

"I Test, I Change" the variable that the scientist manipulates; happens 1st

1.

Independent Variable

b)

The group used to compare; lacks the independent variable

2.

Control Group

c)

The resulting variable, the effect, the data, what's being measured

3.

Dependent Variable

d)

The two things that change in an experiment

4.

Variables

e)

The group that's being tested; it has the independent variable

5.

Experimental Group

6.

The two groups in a controlled experiment are -

a)

Control Group

b)

Experimental Group (Test)

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Dependent Variable

e)

Constant(s)

7.

Shownu and Joohoney conducted an experiment to determine how light affects the growth of flowers. One set of flowers is placed in full sunlight, another in partial sunlight, another in a shaded area, and a final set of flowers is placed in an unlit closet.

Categorize the following

Flowers grown in full sunlight, partial sunlight, and shade

Flower grown in the unlit closet (lacking light)

The flowers would not receive the same airflow

It should be the same type of flower

Experimental Group
Control Group
Error in experimental design (2)
8.

Felix wants to see if different types of fertilizer influence sunflower growth.

Categorize the following

Sunflowers grown with manure, compost, or commercial fertilizer

A sunflower grown without fertilizer

Experimental Group
Control Group
9.

Hypothesis: If plants are watered more than normal, then growth will increase.

Categorize the following

Watering more than normal

Watering the normal amount

Experimental Group
Control Group
10.

Seungmin wants to know if his new headphones cancel out background noise better than his old headphones, so he decides to try both in the noisiest place he can find.

Categorize the following

New headphones

Old headphones

Experimental Group
Control Group