1. The Scientific Method: Controlled Experiments What is the Control Group, the Experimental Group, the Independent Variable and the Dependent Variable of the following scenarios?

2. The Tennis Player Laura is a competitive tennis player and wants to see if different temperatures affect the bounciness of the ball. To test this, she bounces Brand New Ball A and measures the height of the bounce. She does this at 45 o F, 55 o F, 65 o F, 75 o F, and 85 o F. She then takes Brand New Ball B and bounces it 5 separate times at 75 o F.

3. The Taste Tester Un Hui loves to cook for her family but wants to prepare healthy food. She wants to see if low sodium soy sauce effects the taste of her family’s favorite dishes. She prepares three dishes with low sodium soy sauce and the same three with her normal soy sauce for her family to test.

4. Pizza Parties Rob thinks that if he rewards his employees with pizza parties that they will work more efficiently. In the first month, he conducts business as usual and measures productivity. Then, he has a pizza party midway through the next month and then measures productivity.

5. The Lawn Mower Ed loves to mow his lawn but thinks he needs a new lawn mower. He test drives the Green Acres lawn mower and examines several blades of grass. Then he test drives the Blades of Glory lawn mower and examines several blades.

6. Diaper Dilemna Mrs. Choe has to determine which diaper will be most absorbent for her new baby. She is currently using Pampers, but is considering switching to Huggies or Costco’s brand. Develop an experiment that will help Mrs. Choe decide which diaper brand she should use.