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Scientific Method - Controls and Variables
                Please write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Write a definition for each:
Control -
Variable -
Manipulated Variable -
Responding Variable -

SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom pals have been busy doing a little research. Read
the description for each experiment and answer the questions.

Krusty Krabs Breath Mints
Mr. Krabs created a secret ingredient for a breath mint
that he thinks will “cure” the bad breath people get from
eating crabby patties at the Krusty Krab. He asked 100
customers with a history of bad breath to try his new
 breath mint. He had fifty customers (Group A) eat a
breath mint after they finished eating a crabby patty.
The other fifty (Group B) also received a breath mint after
they finished the sandwich, however, it was just a regular
breath mint and did not have the secret ingredient. Both groups were told that they were
getting the breath mint that would cure their bad breath. Two hours after eating the
crabby patties, thirty customers in Group A and ten customers in Group B reported
having better breath than they normally had after eating crabby patties.

1. Which people are in the control group?
2. What is the manipulated variable?
3. What is the responding variable?
4. What should Mr. Krabs’ conclusion be?
5. Why do you think 10 people in group B reported fresher breath?

SpongeBob Clean Pants
SpongeBob noticed that his favorite pants were not as clean as they used to be. His friend
Sandy told him that he should try using Clean-O detergent, a new laundry soap she found
at Sail-Mart. SpongeBob made sure to wash one pair of pants in plain water and another
pair in water with the Clean-O detergent. After washing both pairs of pants a total of
three times, the pants washed in the Clean-O detergent did not appear to be any cleaner
than the pants washed in plain water.
                       6. What was the problem SpongeBob wanted to investigate?
                       7. What is the manipulated variable?
                       8. What is the responding variable?
                       9. What should Sponge Bob’s conclusion be?




T. Trimpe 2003
Squidward’s Symphony
      Squidward loves playing his clarinet and believes it attracts more jellyfish than
      any other instrument he has played. In order to test his hypothesis, Squidward
      played a song on his clarinet for a total of 5 minutes and counted the number of
      jellyfish he saw in his front yard. He played the song a total of 3 times on his
      clarinet and repeated the experiment using a flute and a guitar. He also recorded
      the number of jellyfish he observed when he was not playing an instrument. The
      results are shown in the chart.



10. What is the manipulated variable?

11. What is the responding variable?

12. What should Squidward’s conclusion be?

13. Are the results reliable? Why or why not?


Super Bubbles
Patrick and SpongeBob love to blow bubbles! Patrick found some Super
Bubble Soap at Sail-Mart. The ads claim that Super Bubble Soap will
produce bubbles that are twice as big as bubbles made with regular bubble
soap. Patrick and SpongeBob made up two samples of bubble solution.
One sample was made with 5 oz. of Super Bubble Soap and 5 oz. of water, while
the other was made with the same amount of water and 5 oz. of regular
bubble soap. Patrick and SpongeBob used their favorite bubble wands to
blow 10 different bubbles and did their best to measure the diameter of
each one. The results are shown in the chart

14. What did the Super Bubble ads claim?

15. What is the manipulated variable?

16. What is the responding variable?

17. Look at the results in the chart.
a. Calculate the average diameter for each bubble solution.
Super Bubble = ______ cm Regular Soap = ________ cm

b. What should their conclusion be?

18. Are the results reliable? Why or why not?




T. Trimpe 2003
Scientific Method - Controls and Variables ANSWER KEY
Write a definition for each:
Control - A part of the experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison.
Variable - Any part of an experiment that can vary.
Independent Variable - The part of the experiment that is manipulated or changed by
the scientists or person
performing the experiment.
Dependent Variable - The part of the experiment that is affected by the independent
variable.
SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom pals have been busy doing a little research. Read
the description
for each experiment and answer the questions.
Krusty Krab Breath Mints
1. Which people are in the control group? The people who received the mint without the
secret ingredient
(Group B) would be the control group.
2. What is the independent variable? Secret ingredient in the breath mint
3. What is the dependent variable? Amount of breath odor (or bad breath)
4. What should Mr. Krabs’ conclusion be? The breath mint with the secret ingredient
appears to reduce the
amount of breath odor more than half the time, but it is not 100% effective.
5. Why do you think 10 people in group B reported fresher breath? This may be due to
the placebo effect.
Sponge Bob Clean Pants
6. What was the problem? SpongeBob’s pants were not clean.
7. What is the independent variable? Laundry soap
8. What is the dependent variable? Amount of dirt left on the pants (or how clean the
pants were)
9. What should Sponge Bob’s conclusion be? Clean-O laundry soap does not appear to be
effective in cleaning
his pants.
Squidward’s Symphony
10. What is the independent variable? Instrument
11. What is the dependent variable? Number of jellyfish
12. What should Squidward’s conclusion be? The clarinet did seem to attract a large
number of jellyfish, but
the average number for the three trials also matched the average for the guitar. The flute
attracted the least
number of jellyfish, but the average for this category is still larger than the control. Music
seems to attract
jellyfish in greater numbers than when no music is played. Squidward’s hypothesis that
the clarinet attracts
larger numbers of jellyfish than other instruments is not proven by this experiment alone.
13. Are the results reliable? Based on the limited amount of information provided, it is
difficult to tell if
Squidward’s results are reliable. The description did not tell how long each break was
between trials. Did he
leave enough time for the jellyfish to “clear out” of the area? (NOTE: Accept other
potential flaws that
students can support.)
Super Bubbles
14. What did the Super Bubble ads claim? The ads claimed that the Super Bubble
solution would produce
bubbles that were twice as large as those made with regular bubble soap.
15. What is the independent variable? Type of bubble solution
16. What is the dependent variable? Size (diameter) of the bubble
17. a. Calculate the average diameter for each. Super Bubble = 15.1 cm Regular Soap =
11.5 cm
b. What should their conclusion be? The Super Bubble solution did not seem to produce
bubbles that
were twice as large as those made with the regular soap. Although the average for the
Super Bubble
solution was larger than that for the regular soap, it was not “twice as large” as the ads
claimed. In fact,
only two of the ten trials had results that would fit the ads claims.
18. Are the results reliable? Why or why not? The description does not say who blew the
bubbles for each
solution. There may be differences in bubble sizes due to the person blowing the bubble
rather than the bubble
solution. They might have considered having each person blow 5 bubbles with each
solution. (NOTE: Accept
other potential flaws that students can support.)
T. Trimpe 2003 http://sciencespot.net/

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Spongebob Controls Variables

  • 1. Scientific Method - Controls and Variables Please write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. Write a definition for each: Control - Variable - Manipulated Variable - Responding Variable - SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom pals have been busy doing a little research. Read the description for each experiment and answer the questions. Krusty Krabs Breath Mints Mr. Krabs created a secret ingredient for a breath mint that he thinks will “cure” the bad breath people get from eating crabby patties at the Krusty Krab. He asked 100 customers with a history of bad breath to try his new breath mint. He had fifty customers (Group A) eat a breath mint after they finished eating a crabby patty. The other fifty (Group B) also received a breath mint after they finished the sandwich, however, it was just a regular breath mint and did not have the secret ingredient. Both groups were told that they were getting the breath mint that would cure their bad breath. Two hours after eating the crabby patties, thirty customers in Group A and ten customers in Group B reported having better breath than they normally had after eating crabby patties. 1. Which people are in the control group? 2. What is the manipulated variable? 3. What is the responding variable? 4. What should Mr. Krabs’ conclusion be? 5. Why do you think 10 people in group B reported fresher breath? SpongeBob Clean Pants SpongeBob noticed that his favorite pants were not as clean as they used to be. His friend Sandy told him that he should try using Clean-O detergent, a new laundry soap she found at Sail-Mart. SpongeBob made sure to wash one pair of pants in plain water and another pair in water with the Clean-O detergent. After washing both pairs of pants a total of three times, the pants washed in the Clean-O detergent did not appear to be any cleaner than the pants washed in plain water. 6. What was the problem SpongeBob wanted to investigate? 7. What is the manipulated variable? 8. What is the responding variable? 9. What should Sponge Bob’s conclusion be? T. Trimpe 2003
  • 2. Squidward’s Symphony Squidward loves playing his clarinet and believes it attracts more jellyfish than any other instrument he has played. In order to test his hypothesis, Squidward played a song on his clarinet for a total of 5 minutes and counted the number of jellyfish he saw in his front yard. He played the song a total of 3 times on his clarinet and repeated the experiment using a flute and a guitar. He also recorded the number of jellyfish he observed when he was not playing an instrument. The results are shown in the chart. 10. What is the manipulated variable? 11. What is the responding variable? 12. What should Squidward’s conclusion be? 13. Are the results reliable? Why or why not? Super Bubbles Patrick and SpongeBob love to blow bubbles! Patrick found some Super Bubble Soap at Sail-Mart. The ads claim that Super Bubble Soap will produce bubbles that are twice as big as bubbles made with regular bubble soap. Patrick and SpongeBob made up two samples of bubble solution. One sample was made with 5 oz. of Super Bubble Soap and 5 oz. of water, while the other was made with the same amount of water and 5 oz. of regular bubble soap. Patrick and SpongeBob used their favorite bubble wands to blow 10 different bubbles and did their best to measure the diameter of each one. The results are shown in the chart 14. What did the Super Bubble ads claim? 15. What is the manipulated variable? 16. What is the responding variable? 17. Look at the results in the chart. a. Calculate the average diameter for each bubble solution. Super Bubble = ______ cm Regular Soap = ________ cm b. What should their conclusion be? 18. Are the results reliable? Why or why not? T. Trimpe 2003
  • 3. Scientific Method - Controls and Variables ANSWER KEY Write a definition for each: Control - A part of the experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison. Variable - Any part of an experiment that can vary. Independent Variable - The part of the experiment that is manipulated or changed by the scientists or person performing the experiment. Dependent Variable - The part of the experiment that is affected by the independent variable. SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom pals have been busy doing a little research. Read the description for each experiment and answer the questions. Krusty Krab Breath Mints 1. Which people are in the control group? The people who received the mint without the secret ingredient (Group B) would be the control group. 2. What is the independent variable? Secret ingredient in the breath mint 3. What is the dependent variable? Amount of breath odor (or bad breath) 4. What should Mr. Krabs’ conclusion be? The breath mint with the secret ingredient appears to reduce the amount of breath odor more than half the time, but it is not 100% effective. 5. Why do you think 10 people in group B reported fresher breath? This may be due to the placebo effect. Sponge Bob Clean Pants 6. What was the problem? SpongeBob’s pants were not clean. 7. What is the independent variable? Laundry soap 8. What is the dependent variable? Amount of dirt left on the pants (or how clean the pants were) 9. What should Sponge Bob’s conclusion be? Clean-O laundry soap does not appear to be effective in cleaning his pants. Squidward’s Symphony 10. What is the independent variable? Instrument 11. What is the dependent variable? Number of jellyfish 12. What should Squidward’s conclusion be? The clarinet did seem to attract a large number of jellyfish, but the average number for the three trials also matched the average for the guitar. The flute attracted the least number of jellyfish, but the average for this category is still larger than the control. Music seems to attract jellyfish in greater numbers than when no music is played. Squidward’s hypothesis that the clarinet attracts larger numbers of jellyfish than other instruments is not proven by this experiment alone. 13. Are the results reliable? Based on the limited amount of information provided, it is difficult to tell if Squidward’s results are reliable. The description did not tell how long each break was between trials. Did he leave enough time for the jellyfish to “clear out” of the area? (NOTE: Accept other potential flaws that students can support.)
  • 4. Super Bubbles 14. What did the Super Bubble ads claim? The ads claimed that the Super Bubble solution would produce bubbles that were twice as large as those made with regular bubble soap. 15. What is the independent variable? Type of bubble solution 16. What is the dependent variable? Size (diameter) of the bubble 17. a. Calculate the average diameter for each. Super Bubble = 15.1 cm Regular Soap = 11.5 cm b. What should their conclusion be? The Super Bubble solution did not seem to produce bubbles that were twice as large as those made with the regular soap. Although the average for the Super Bubble solution was larger than that for the regular soap, it was not “twice as large” as the ads claimed. In fact, only two of the ten trials had results that would fit the ads claims. 18. Are the results reliable? Why or why not? The description does not say who blew the bubbles for each solution. There may be differences in bubble sizes due to the person blowing the bubble rather than the bubble solution. They might have considered having each person blow 5 bubbles with each solution. (NOTE: Accept other potential flaws that students can support.) T. Trimpe 2003 http://sciencespot.net/