Reference no: EM133254296

Scenario 1: Kian loves Coca Cola. He drinks four cans of Coke per day. He is also several kilograms above his target body weight, according to his doctor. Kian wants to perform an experiment on himself to see if switching to Diet Coke can help him lose weight. Could we set up an experiment to see if switching to diet coke will help Kian lose weight?

Set up the specifics of his experiment by identifying the following:

Independent Variable. See if you can figure out the ONE thing Kian should change relative to his past.

Dependent Variable. Look for the outcome that Kian will be measuring at the end of his experiment.

Hypothesis. State the relationship between the independent ("cause") and dependent ("effect") variables that Kian will be testing.

Experimental Group: Think up a specific change Kian will make--HOW is he going to change the independent variable?

Control Group: This one is kind of tricky! Think about what Kian will be comparing. He will have a "before" and an "after", so use those two situations to figure out what the baseline condition will be.

You will be identifying the different parts of designing an experiment for 9 presented scenarios. For each scenario you will identify the independent variable, dependent variable, hypothesis, experimental group, AND control group.