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Optional EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN SHEET

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NOTE: this ENTIRE document is helpful for students doing Experiments.


Students completing engineering designs can use everything in this document
except for p. 5.

Experimental QUESTION (be specific):


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DESIGN GOAL: What are you going to engineer/design and what is the
goal that you are trying to achieve?

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DEFINITIONSScience Words in the Experimental


Question/Design Goal that are so important to know, you decided
to define them (at least one definition is REQUIRED):

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Background Research
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Paragraph(s) with info discovered in 3 different sources, with at least 3 facts
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from each source.
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All research should be written in students own words.
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Background Research continued
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Research Source 1:
Title of book, magazine, or website (include chapter titles, if applicable):
Date of publication:
Author (if listed):
Web URL (if applicable):
Research Source 2:
Title of book, magazine, or website (include chapter titles, if applicable):
Date of publication:
Author (if listed):
Web URL (if applicable):
Research Source 3:
Title of book, magazine, or website (include chapter titles, if applicable):
Date of publication:
Author (if listed):
Web URL (if applicable):
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**THIS ENTIRE PAGE IS NOT NEEDED for ENGINEERING
DESIGNS**
Experiments HYPOTHESIS:
A statement that you can test that might answer your Experimental Question
above.

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What is the VARIABLE? (What you changed in the experiment; what you are testing)

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PAUSE: Think about how you might conduct this


experiment

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What are your CONSTANTS or CONTROLS? (What you make the same
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to keep the experimental results fair). You MUST have at least three.
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Experimental/Engineering Design Materials:


List of items needed for experiment/engineering design.
Include ANY and ALL specific sizes, colors, quantities, etc.
Note: ALL measurements must be done in metric.

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Procedure:
Experimental Procedure:
Very specific, sequential steps of the experiment. This should be a numbered list of
instructions, like in a recipe. Even the tiniest steps should be included so any judge could
duplicate your experiment EXACTLY the way you carried it out at home.
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Indicates at least 3 repeated trials.
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Indicates the variables.
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Include all constants.
Engineering Design Procedure:
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Very specific, sequential steps needed to construct your design. This should be a
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numbered list of instructions, like in a recipe. Even the tiniest steps should be included so
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any judge could duplicate your design EXACTLY the way you created yourself.

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Procedure continued:
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Results:

At least one table AND at least one graph (line, bar, pie, or other graphic
display of data).
All tables and graphs MUST have their OWN titles to explain their data.
Multiple trials are shown.
For engineering designs: The results should show that your design
consistently (or not) achieves its goals.
Plan and organize your data table/chart:

Plan and organize your graph:

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Data Analysis:
A short paragraph description of the results found in the tables and graphs
from above using WORDS instead of only numbers and graphics, as they were
in the chart or graph. Some numbers may, of course, be used.
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Conclusion:
Written in 1-3 paragraphs, answer ALL of the following:
For Experiments:
Was the hypothesis correct or incorrect? For Engineering Designs
What was the answer to the experimental What was your engineering designs goal?
question? Use data to support this answer, Did your design achieve its goal? Why or why
but you do not need to repeat the Data not?
Analysis section.
How was your design limited? Were there any
How was your experiment limited? Were problems or mistakes? Are there things you
there any problems or mistakes? Are there should have done differently? If you made
things you should have done differently? mistakes along the way, WRITE ABOUT
Why do you think the results turned out this YOUR MISTAKES AND HOW YOU
way? THOUGHT THROUGH THEM TO SOLVE
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How do your experiments results apply to the YOUR DESIGN PROBLEMS.
real world? How does your design apply to the real world?
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What else are you wondering about your topic What else are you wondering about your topic
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now, because of these results? now, because of these results?
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Conclusion continued:
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Acknowledgements:
Anyone you would like to thank for their assistance with this project.
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