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This resource provides concise information on the importance of controlling variables in designing a scientific experiment. It is intended as guidance for beginners in understanding the concept of a controlled experiment and differentiating dependent from independent variables.

This page is part of a larger, classroom-tested instructional module on research methods by the same authors.

https://www.visionlearning.com/en/library/Process-of-Science/49/Co...

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Education Foundations - Research Design & Methodology = Validity	- High School - Middle School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Tutorial

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Restriction:: © 2000 visionlearning.com, 2000, http://www.visionlearning.com/docs/terms.php#copyright
Keywords:: classroom-tested, controlled experiment, experiment, experimental design, experimental research, research methodology, science modules, scientific method, scientific process, validity
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created October 19, 2010 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: August 4, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: September 26, 2010
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)

1. The Nature of Science

1B. Scientific Inquiry

3-5: 1B/E1. Scientific investigations may take many different forms, including observing what things are like or what is happening somewhere, collecting specimens for analysis, and doing experiments.

AAAS Benchmark Alignments (1993 Version)

1. THE NATURE OF SCIENCE

B. Scientific Inquiry

1B (6-8) #2. If more than one variable changes at the same time in an experiment, the outcome of the experiment may not be clearly attributable to any one of the variables. It may not always be possible to prevent outside variables from influencing the outcome of an investigation (or even to identify all of the variables), but collaboration among investigators can often lead to research designs that are able to deal with such situations.

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