| Step 2: Do your Experiment |
After your experiment has been approved by be me, then you may begin to do the experiment. You will have 3 days total for the experiment.
- One day to set it up and take your initial (before the experiment) measurements. These measurements will act as your control that you can compare your final results too.
- One day to take measurements
- One day to take final measurements, clean up your lab, and begin analyzing your results/writing the last steps of your lab report
- Organize your data into a table, chart, and/or graph
- Answer the following questions
- What happened to the carrot in the salt water? Why?
- What happened to the carrot in the fresh (distilled) water? Why?
- How did your experiment go? Is there anythign you would change in the future to make it run more smoothly?
- Do you think your measurements were accurate? What way of measuring would be the best?
In your conclusion, please include the following:
- Accept or reject your hypothesis.
- Tell WHY you accept or rejected your hypothesis. Use your data to prove your point. Remember, this is not "because I was correct" or "because I was wrong"! You need more detail!
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