Scientific Method Lab
Ask Questions: What do you know about falling objects? List three things you know.
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Do Background Research: Drop a rubber ball, a piece of paper, and a paper clip. Write down three observations.
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Construct Hypothesis: Which falls faster, a rubber ball 2 inches in diameter or a rubber ball 6 inches in diameter? Write you answer as a because statement.
Experiment:
What controls are needed? List three.
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Record the results of each trial.
Trial 1
Trial 2
Trial 3
Hypothesis is True or False? Circle the correct one.
Report Results:
What happened?
What does that tell you about gravity?
Write a new hypothesis if yours was wrong.
Test Again. What would you do in another experiment to either test your new hypothesis or retest old hypothesis with new variables.
