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1. Smithers conducted an experiment to test the effects of different amounts of a special juice on workers' productivity. He found that workers who drank 100mL of juice stapled the fewest papers, while those who drank 50mL stapled the most. 2. Krusty tested whether a new itching powder caused longer-lasting itches than his usual product. He found the new powder caused itches that lasted 45 minutes compared to 30 minutes for the original powder. 3. Bart believed microwaves would make mice stronger. He microwaved some mice and tested their strength, but found no difference between microwaved and non-microwaved mice.

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Worksheet Variables Simpsons

1. Smithers conducted an experiment to test the effects of different amounts of a special juice on workers' productivity. He found that workers who drank 100mL of juice stapled the fewest papers, while those who drank 50mL stapled the most. 2. Krusty tested whether a new itching powder caused longer-lasting itches than his usual product. He found the new powder caused itches that lasted 45 minutes compared to 30 minutes for the original powder. 3. Bart believed microwaves would make mice stronger. He microwaved some mice and tested their strength, but found no difference between microwaved and non-microwaved mice.

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Simpsons Variables Worksheet Period: Date:

Smithers thinks that a special juice will Identify the:


increase the productivity of workers. 1. Independent Variable:
He creates three groups of 50 workers
each and assigns each group the same 2. Dependent Variable:
task, to staple sets of papers.
3. Controlled variable:
Group 1 drinks 100mL of the special juice while they work.
Group 2 drinks 50mL of the special juice while they work. 4. What should Smithers' conclusion be? How did
Group 3 is not given the special juice while they work. the juice affect the number of papers each group
stapled? Use data (numbers) to support your
After an hour, Smithers counts how many sets of papers answer.
each group stapled. He made the data table below.

Number of sets of paper stapled


Group 1 1,030
Group 2 1,700
Group 3 2,113

Homer notices that his shower is Identify the:


covered in a strange green slime. His 1. Independent Variable:
friend Barney tells him that coconut
juice will get rid of the green slime. 2. Dependent Variable:
Homer decides to check this out by
spraying half of the shower with 3. What is a hypothesis Homer can write about his
coconut juice. He sprays the other half observation?
of the shower with water. After 3 days
of "treatment" there is no change in the appearance of the If
green slime on either side of the shower. then
because

Krusty was told that a new itching powder Identify the:


claims to cause 50% longer lasting itches. 1. Independent Variable:
Interested in this product, he buys the
itching powder and compares it to his usual 2. Dependent Variable:
product.
One test subject (A) is sprinkled with the 3. What should Krusty’s conclusion be? Use data
original itching powder. (numbers) to support your answer.
Another test subject (B) was sprinkled with
the new experimental itching powder. His results are below.
Number of minutes itched
Subject A 30 minutes
Subject B 45 minutes
5. How could Krusty improve his experiment?
Bart believes that mice exposed to Identify the:
microwaves will become extra strong 1. Independent Variable:
(maybe he's been reading too much
Radioactive Man). He decides to perform
this experiment.
2. Dependent Variable:
He places 10 mice in a microwave for 10
seconds. He places another 10 mice in a
microwave for 5 seconds. Lastly, he
has10 mice that have not been put in the microwave.
3. What should Bart’s conclusion be?
For his test he placed a heavy block of wood in front of the
mouse food. He counted how many mice could move the
block of wood away from the food. Below is a chart with his
findings.

Time in Number of mice that pushed the


5. How could Bart improve his experiment?
microwave block away
10 seconds 8
5 seconds 7
0 seconds 7

Lisa is working on a science project. Her task Identify the:


is to answer the question: "Does 1. Independent Variable:
Rogooti (a hair cream sold on TV) affect the
speed of hair growth (in length)". Her family
is willing to volunteer for the experiment.
2. Dependent Variable:

3. Write a possible hypothesis Lisa could write for


this experiment.

If
then
because

4. Write a procedure (list of steps) Lisa could follow to complete this experiment. You should have at least 3 steps.

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