Outline for Jolly Rancher Experiment

Name______Date______Period ______

This is practice for our next experiment. Today we will work together to write and carryout the following experiment. You will investigate what affects the dissolving rate of a Jolly Rancher.

Question:

Hypothesis (What do you think will happen? Please write it as an If…then… statement)

Independent Variable (What you changed):

Dependent Variable (Where you saw the change):

Control Variable:

Constants (What you did not change in the in the experiment?) At least 3-5

Materials (Make a list)

Procedure (Number 1, 2, 3, 4…) Data Table

Independent Variable: Dependent Variable:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Graph: (Graph needs a title. Label x- and y- axis. Y-axis is your dependent variable. X-axis is your independent variable.

Results (What did the numbers tell you?):

Conclusion (Were you surprised with your results? What would you have done differently? How can this knowledge be applied to other things in life? Compare your results to other similar investigations):