Science investigation - Fair Testing

Science Investigation

Fair Testing

Fill out the following table to help you explain the Growing in the dark: Plants and light experiment.

Aim - what are you trying to find out?	We are trying to find out if plants need light to grow.
Hypothesis - what do you think your results will be?	I think the plants do need light to grow and stay alive.
Independent Variable - what variable will you change?	The amount of light the plant has/gets.
Dependent Variable - what variable will you measure?	How much soil would be in the pot covering the seedling.
Controlled Variable - what variables will you keep the same?	The amount of water added to it.

The students of Room 4 wanted to find out what colour of bird feeders birds preferred. FIll our the table below thinking of which variables you would make independent, dependent and controlled.

Aim - what are you trying to find out?	What colour do birds prefer on their bird feeders.
Hypothesis - what do you think your results will be?	I think the birds will be used to the color brown.
Independent Variable - what variable will you change?	Different colours on the bird feeders.
Dependent Variable - what variable will you measure?	The amount of birds.
Controlled Variable - what variables will you keep the same?	The amount of food the birds get.