homer notices that his shower is covered in a strange green slime. His friend Barney tells him that cocnut juice will get rid of the green slime. Homer decides to check this out by spraying half the shower w/ coconut juice. he sprays the other half of the shower with water. after 3 days of treatment there is no change in apperance of the green slime on either side of the shower
what was the initial observation?
identify the
control group
independent variable
dependent variable
what should homer's conclusiion be?
The initial observation in this scenario is that Homer's shower is covered in a strange green slime.
Let's identify the different elements in the experiment:
Control Group: The control group is the part of the experiment that remains unchanged and is used as a baseline for comparison. In this case, the control group would be the half of the shower that was sprayed with water.
Independent Variable: The independent variable is the factor that is deliberately manipulated or changed in the experiment. In this scenario, the independent variable is the half of the shower that was sprayed with coconut juice.
Dependent Variable: The dependent variable is the factor that is being measured or observed to determine the effect of the independent variable. In this case, the dependent variable is the appearance of the green slime on both sides of the shower.
Homer's conclusion should be based on the analysis of the data collected. In this case, after three days of treatment, there was no change in the appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower. Therefore, Homer's conclusion should be that coconut juice did not effectively remove the green slime from the shower in this particular experiment.