SCIENCE
SKILLS
Magic Grow® Capsule Observations
Give your table a
To make a Data Table: TITLE
Label the type Observations of Sponge
of observation Animal Capsules
Qualitative Quantitative
Make room for
recording your
DATA
Magic Grow Capsule® Questions
• Does the color of the capsule affect how
long it takes the toy to change shape?
• What is the effect of adding substances to
the water on how long it takes the capsule
to dissolve?
• Does the temperature of the water affect
how long it takes the capsule to dissolve?
Magic Grow® Capsule Questions
Using Effect & Affect
• Does the temperature of the water
affect the time it takes the capsule to
dissolve?
• What is the effect of the water
temperature on the speed of
dissolving?
Magic Grow® Capsule Hypothesis
• If the temperature of the water
increases, then the rate of dissolving
will increase.
• If the temperature of the water
decreases, then rate of dissolving will
increase.
Magic Grow® Capsule Procedure
• Independent variable –T of the water
• Dependent variable – Time it takes
for the capsule to dissolve in minutes
• Controlled variables – type of
capsule, type of water, amount of
water
Magic Grow® Capsule Procedure
• Repeated trials are needed to make
sure the data us reliable. How are we
going to do this?
Magic Grow® Capsule Data Collection
Give your table a
To make a Data Table: TITLE
Label your SPECIFIC Time for Capsule to Dissolve
INDEPENDENT
VARIABLES Cold Room T Hot
Water Water Water
Make room for
recording your
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
Magic Grow® Capsule Data Analysis &
Graphing
To make a Graph
•Decide what kind of graph is
appropriate for the data.
•We are comparing T, so a bar
graph will be best
Magic Grow® Capsule Data Analysis &
Graphing
Remember: DRY MIX
D – Dependent variable
R – Responding variable
Y – Y-axis
M – Manipulated variable
I – Independent variable
X – X-axis
Magic Grow® Capsule Data Analysis &
Graphing
Remember: TAILS
T – Title
A – Axis
I – Intervals
L – Labels
S – Scales
Magic Grow® Capsule Data Analysis &
Graphing
Title
A comparison of water T and dissolving rate
Dependent
Time (minutes)
Variable and Unit
of Measurement
Specific
Independent
Variables Cold Room T Hot
Water Temperature
General Independent
Variable
Magic Grow® Capsule Conclusion
•Use complete sentences
•Answer the original question
•Explain whether or not your
hypothesis was supported by the data
(never “right” or “wrong”)
•ALWAYS use actual data to support
what you say