Experiment Design: Designing Good Apparatus

by: John Haysom

This chapter presents the task of judging bubble solutions to see which makes the biggest bubbles and the longest-lasting bubbles. Students design and carry out a scientific experiment to decide which bubble solution is better. This is a real challenge since something different happens every time and scientists often meet repeatability problems. When they do, they usually try to see the experiment from a new angle—for example, they might wonder if there are other ways to make bubbles. The chapter outlines three more challenges to designing good experiments.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 11/15/2012ISBN 978-1-936959-21-1Stock # PB328X3_6

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