• Mr. Krabbs wants to make Bikini Bottoms Mr. Krabbs wants to make Bikini Bottoms a nicer place to live. He has created a new a nicer place to live. He has created a new sauce that he thinks will reduce the sauce that he thinks will reduce the production of body gas associated with production of body gas associated with eating crabby patties from the Krusty eating crabby patties from the Krusty Krab. He recruits 100 customers with a Krab. He recruits 100 customers with a history of gas problems. He has 50 of history of gas problems. He has 50 of them (Group A) eat crabby patties with them (Group A) eat crabby patties with the new sauce. The other 50 (Group B) eat the new sauce. The other 50 (Group B) eat crabby patties with sauce that looks just crabby patties with sauce that looks just like new sauce but is really just mixture of like new sauce but is really just mixture of mayonnaise and food coloring. Both mayonnaise and food coloring. Both groups were told that they were getting groups were told that they were getting the sauce that would reduce gas the sauce that would reduce gas production. Two hours after eating the production. Two hours after eating the crabby patties, 30 customers in group A crabby patties, 30 customers in group A reported having fewer gas problems and 8 reported having fewer gas problems and 8 customers in group B reported having customers in group B reported having fewer gas problems.fewer gas problems.

•Which people are in the control Which people are in the control group?group?– Group BGroup B

•What is the independent What is the independent variable?variable?– SauceSauce

•What is the dependent variable?What is the dependent variable?•Body GasBody Gas•What should Mr. Krabs’ What should Mr. Krabs’

conclusion be?conclusion be?– The Sauce workedThe Sauce worked

•Sponge Bob notices that his pal Gary Sponge Bob notices that his pal Gary is suffering from slimotosis, which is suffering from slimotosis, which occurs when the shell develops a occurs when the shell develops a nasty slime and gives off a horrible nasty slime and gives off a horrible odor. His friend Patrick tells him that odor. His friend Patrick tells him that rubbing seaweed on the shell is the rubbing seaweed on the shell is the perfect cure, while Sandy says that perfect cure, while Sandy says that drinking Dr. Kelp will be a better cure. drinking Dr. Kelp will be a better cure. Sponge Bob decides to test this cure Sponge Bob decides to test this cure by rubbing Gary with seaweed for 1 by rubbing Gary with seaweed for 1 week and having him drink Dr. Kelp. week and having him drink Dr. Kelp. After a week of treatment, the slime After a week of treatment, the slime is gone and Gary’s shell smells better.is gone and Gary’s shell smells better.

•What was the initial observation?What was the initial observation?– Gary has SlimtosisGary has Slimtosis

•What is the independent What is the independent variable?variable?– Seaweed and Dr. KelpSeaweed and Dr. Kelp

•What is the dependent variable?What is the dependent variable?– SlimtosisSlimtosis

•What should Sponge Bob’s What should Sponge Bob’s conclusion be?conclusion be?– He does not know what He does not know what

helped get rid of slimtosishelped get rid of slimtosis

• Larry was told that a certain muscle Larry was told that a certain muscle cream was the newest best thing on cream was the newest best thing on the market and claims to double a the market and claims to double a person’s muscle power when used as person’s muscle power when used as part of a muscle-building workout. part of a muscle-building workout. Interested in this product, he buys the Interested in this product, he buys the special muscle cream and recruits special muscle cream and recruits Patrick and SpongeBob to help him Patrick and SpongeBob to help him with an experiment. Larry develops a with an experiment. Larry develops a special marshmallow weight-lifting special marshmallow weight-lifting program for Patrick and SpongeBob. program for Patrick and SpongeBob. He meets with them once every day for He meets with them once every day for a period of 2 weeks and keeps track of a period of 2 weeks and keeps track of their results. Before each session their results. Before each session Patrick’s arms and back are lathered in Patrick’s arms and back are lathered in the muscle cream, while Sponge Bob’s the muscle cream, while Sponge Bob’s arms and back are lathered with the arms and back are lathered with the regular lotion.regular lotion.

•Which person is in the control Which person is in the control group?group?– Sponge BobSponge Bob

•What is the independent What is the independent variable?variable?– Muscle CreamMuscle Cream

•What is the dependent variable?What is the dependent variable?– A person’s muscleA person’s muscle

•Patrick believes that fish that eat Patrick believes that fish that eat food exposed to microwaves will food exposed to microwaves will become smarter and would be able become smarter and would be able to swim through a maze faster. He to swim through a maze faster. He decides to perform an experiment decides to perform an experiment by placing fish food in a microwave by placing fish food in a microwave for 20 seconds. He has the fish for 20 seconds. He has the fish swim through a maze and records swim through a maze and records the time it takes for each one to the time it takes for each one to make it to the end. He feeds the make it to the end. He feeds the special food to 10 fish and gives special food to 10 fish and gives regular food to 10 others. After 1 regular food to 10 others. After 1 week, he has the fish swim through week, he has the fish swim through the maze again and records the the maze again and records the times for each.times for each.

•What was Patrick’s hypothesis?What was Patrick’s hypothesis?– Patrick believed fish that ate food in Patrick believed fish that ate food in

microwaves would be smartermicrowaves would be smarter

•Which fish are in the control Which fish are in the control group?group?– The fish that ate regular foodThe fish that ate regular food

•What is the independent variable?What is the independent variable?– Food exposed to a microwaveFood exposed to a microwave

•What is the dependent variable?What is the dependent variable?– FishFish