1. Experimental Design
Tiny Transfer Book Directions

2. Experimental
Design
Tiny
Transfer
Book
Terri Johnson
9/15/09
Front Cover
1. Add a border
2. Title your book
3. Your Name
4. Date

3. Page 1
Testable Question
Definition:
Question you are trying to
answer in an experiment.
Good Formats:
What is the effect of the IV on
the DV?
How does changing the IV
affect the DV?
Can also say increasing/decreasing...
Notice theborders...

4. Page 2
Hypothesis
Definition: A prediction
of how changing the
IndependentVariable will
affect the Dependent
Variable.
Good Format: If the IV
is increased/decreased, then
the DV will increase/
decrease/stay the same
because... ___________
Don’t write “IV” or
“DV”, you actually write
out what the variables
are you are testing..

5. Page 3
IndependentVariable
The Input. What you change
or manipulate in an
experiment.
These are how you change or
manipulate the IV
Examples
IV: Levels of IV
Brands ofTissue: Kleenex, Puffs,Always Save
Height of hill: 1m, 2m, 3m, 4m
Number ofWashers: 2, 4, 6, 8
Type of Liquid: water, vinegar, rubbing alcohol, milk
Levels of the IV

6. Page 4
DependentVariable
The Output in an experiment. It
happens as a result of what you
changed as the IV.
What you measure.
Will generally have a unit
of measurement.
(as in grams, meters, m/s, liters...)

7. Page 5
Constants
Constants are all the things
(variables) that you do NOT change
in an experiment. Constants, you
keep the same during each test.
The control is used to compare
and see if changing the IV actually
matters.
Generally the least changed level of
the IndependentVariable.
Control

8. Page 6
IV (unit) DV (unit)
1 2 3 Mean
Title:The Effect of IndependentVariable on DependentVariable
Measure of Central Tendency:
usually the mean in middle school
science.
Levels of IV go here
Example
Defn: Chart used to Organize
information.
Data Table

9. Page 7
• Claim
What relationships you discovered when
doing an experiment.
•Evidence
List evidence in sentence form that
supports your claim.
•Reasoning
The scientific reason why your claim
happened.
Conclusion

10. Screencast.com
• September 09, Bandwidth is about maxed
out. Starting in October, can see this presi
as a screencast in 2 parts...
• Part 1
• Part 2

11. • Image: 'Going off the Depend' by jackace at www.flickr.com/photos/
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• Image: 'Clinic (bet it's Singapore Sling).' by gak at www.flickr.com/
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