Use reasoning to explain your claims, citing in particular ...



Lab ElementsI. PRE-LABTestable Question ? What question are you trying to answer with your investigation? INDEPENDENT VARIABLE ? What are you changing in each trial?DEPENDENT VARIABLE ? What is changing/being measured?PREDICTION & HYPOTHESIS ? If this IV changes, then this DV will change, in this way, because of this reasonEXPERIMENTAL DESIGN ? Diagram and describe (annotate) each group in the experimentCONSTANTS ? Factors held the same in all trials; make evident in your design diagrams CONTROL TRIAL(s) ? Lacks the IV; Trial the experimental group is compared to II. DATA Draft your tables/graphs on the whiteboard or in Sheets before committing to your notebook Include examples of calculationsIVWhat you modify in the lab designDVWhat you measure as your dataRESULTSDifferences,Averages…354330055880Columns/rows/axes include variable and unit “the effect of..” Choose graph type based on data type:“the relationship between..”Discreet: columns, bars Continuous: point, line, histogram Patr of a whole (i.e. percent): Pie, stacked barUse color, patterns, a key when needed III. ANALYSIS Claim – Evidence - Reasoning Make factual claims (at least 2) based on the data, stating the relationship between the variables. Cite specific lab data as evidence to support your claimUse reasoning to explain your claims, citing in particular science concept(s) driving the resultsDiscussionDoes the data support the hypothesis? Restate and reflect. Discuss any errors resulting from lab design, or any human error that went uncorrected. Are your results conclusive? Base this claim on the number of trials, class results, effect of errors, etc. Predict the results of additional study, apply the results to the real world, etc. ................
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