Matching Pairs MTC Sci Method - Lever Length vs. SpeedOnline version assignment by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Step 5: Analyze the Results of the Lab 2 The dependent variable for "How does the lever length effect the speed of the car" 3 Step 4: Perform an Experiment to answer the question 4 Step 2B: Do Research 5 The independent variable for "How does the lever length effect the speed of the car" 6 Step 1: Make observations about the natural world 7 Scientific Method 8 The controlled variable for "How does the lever length effect the speed of the car" 9 Step 2A: Ask a Question to Research 10 Step 3: Make a Hypothesis (claim) 11 Evidence for a conclusion (claim) comes from... 12 Step 6: Conclusion (Final Claim) 13 Evidence for a conclusion (claim) NEVER comes from... 14 Iterative 15 Engineering Design Process 16 Step 2: Generate Concepts speed of the mousetrap car How does the lever length effect the speed of the car as it travels 2 meters (Step of the Scientific Method) lever length mass of the car When we performed the lab on Lever Length vs. Speed this is research for what step of the engineering design process Answered the question "How does the lever length effect the speed of the car" based on the lab results only (Step of the Scientific Method) My opinions on what I think the answer is Process that repeats itself over-and-over again We reviewed what we learned by watching and recording data from our previous experiments on mousetrap cars (Step of the Scientific Method) Changed the lever length on a mousetrap car and time which one went faster: longer or shorter lever (Step of the Scientific Method) Answered the question "How does the lever length effect the speed of the car" before performing the experiment (Step of the Scientific Method) Learned about the differences between mass and weight by reading/watching videos and discussing (Step of the Scientific Method) Data or observations only from an experiment or the environment Stepwise iterative process used to research how the mousetrap car works After performing the lab we examined the data we collected to see which lever length went faster over 2 meters (Step of the Scientific Method) Stepwise iterative process used to innovate a mousetrap car