Scientific question: Why does a dog circle its bed before lying down?Write the steps you would take to explore this question using the scientific method.
First, research why dogs circle before lying down. Form a hypothesis, such as dogs circle to make their sleeping area more comfortable, and predict that they will circle more on a less comfortable bed. Observe dogs using beds of different comfort levels while keeping other conditions similar. Record and analyze how often they circle. Use the results to make a conclusion and accept or reject the hypothesis. Finally, write a lab report describing the question, experiment, results, and conclusion.
Which of the these steps did you include in your answer? Check all of the boxes that apply.
A student wonders if adding fertilizer to the soil will make tulips grow faster. The student’s hypothesis states, “If fertilizer is added to the soil, then the tulips will grow faster, because fertilizer adds nutrients to the soil.” Which of the following variables is the independent variable?
You are going to enter a biology science fair. You and your friends have come up with some interesting ideas. Look at the questions below and choose all of the questions that are testable and would lead to a good science fair project.
In your science fair project, you fed peanuts to chickens and their eggs were larger. Now you want to determine how many peanuts a chicken needs to eat to make larger eggs. Choose all of the steps in the scientific method that you would repeat.
Think back to the bean plant experiment you read about earlier. The student’s hypothesis stated, “If bean plants are grown in green light, they will grow taller, because bean plants are green.” Which of the following variables is the dependent variable?
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