Parts of a Controlled Experiment
Agenda
Learning Goal
- Observe the ORANGE slide to learn about an experiment some students did in Minnesota.
- Read the information and complete the activities on the YELLOW slides to learn about the main parts of controlled experiments.
- Practice identifying parts of an experiment on the GREEN slides.
- Complete the "Drag & Drop" activity on the BLUE slides.
- Check your understanding about parts of controlled experiments by completing the questions on the PURPLE slides.
During this lesson, you will learn the key elements that are critical for designing controlled experiments.
I know I have it when I can write about key elements that need to be included in a controlled experiment and provide some examples of each.
Important Fact
CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS ONLY TEST 1 VARIABLE. This ensures that the outcome was caused by the variable tested which is called the independent variable.
Lesson Warmup
In what ways do you think performing an experiment is like following directions to a recipe?
Controlled Experiments begin with a QUESTION
Main Parts of Controlled Experiments
Practice Identifying Parts of an Experiment
Directions: Read over the description of each experiment and answer the questions.
Parts of a Controlled Experiment Drag & Drop
Parts of a Controlled Experiment
Check for Understanding
Directions: Design the experiment below by dragging each label into the corresponding category.
