Forming A Hypothesis Using Cause & Effect   Mr. Conant × Ms. Chambers × Memorial Middle School × Beverly, MA

Day 2 Homework: Testing Ideas

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You hear a friend say that aspirin will make plants grow better.  You wish to do a controlled experiment to find out if this is true.  Write an investigative question that can be measured, a hypothesis using cause and effect, variables to control, and variable to be tested.

Investigative Question
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Hypothesis
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Variables to Control
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Variable to be Tested
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