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Experimental Design Pre-Assessment

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Read the story about Mr. Crabs and identify this part of the experiment ....
The breath mints are the ....

Krusty Krabs Breath Mints
  • Mr. Krabs created a secret ingredient for a breath mint that he thinks will “cure” the bad breath people get from eating crabby patties at the Krusty Krab.
  • He asked 100 customers with a history of bad breath to try this new breath mint.
  • He had fifty customers (Group A) eat a breath mint after they finished eating a crabby patty.
  • The other fifty (Group B) also received a breath mint after they finished the sandwich, however, it was just a regular breath mint and did not have the secret ingredient.
  • Both groups were told that they were getting the breath mint that would cure their bad breath.
  • Two hours after eating the crabby patties, thirty customers in Group A and ten customers in Group B reported having better breath than they normally had after eating crabby patties.
A. Independent Variable
B. Dependent Variable
C. Control
D. Hypothesis
The number of customers who reported fresher breath.
A. Independent Variable
B. Dependent Variabe
C. Constant
D. Hypothesis
Making customers wait 2 hours after eating Krabby Patty & mint is an example a/an
A. Control
B.. Constant
C. Problem
D. Variable
Sponge Bob Clean Pants: Read the following

SpongeBob noticed that his favorite pants were not as clean as they used to be. His friend Sandy told him that he should try using Clean-O detergent, a new laundry soap she found at Sail-Mart. SpongeBob made sure to wash one pair of pants in plain water and another pair in water with the Clean-O detergent. After washing both pair of pants a total of three times, the pants washed in the Clean-O detergent did not appear to be any cleaner than the pants washed in plain water."My PaNtsaRE DIRty!"

What is Sponge Bob's problem?
A. He is out of detergent
B. His detergent smells bad
C. He wants his pants to be cleaner
D. He wants his pants to fit better.
What is the independent variable in Sponge Bob Clean Pants?
A. cleanliness of Pants
B. Detergent
C Spongebob
D. Sail-Mart
What is the dependent variable in Sponge Bob Clean Pants?
A. Cleanliness of Pants
B. Detergent
C Spongebob
D. Sail-Mart
SpongeBob Clean Pants:
How many trials are in SpongeBob's experiment?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4