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Experimental Design: Creating Your Own Testable
Experiment
Experimental Design Using Advertisements
Creating Your Own Experiment
Now that you have had some practice thinking like a scientist, it is time to create your own experiment….
Magazine Ad- Experimental Design Project
To show what you know about experimental design, you will design an experiment to test
the claims in a magazine ad.
Procedure1. Select a magazine ad.2. Neatly cut out the advertisement.3. Design a valid experiment that focuses on what
the magazine ad is claiming. 4. Remember all that you have learned about a
controlled experiment.5. Create an Experimental Design Chart showing
the design of your valid experiment. Follow all instructions on your handout.
Procedure5. Write a complete list of steps to perform the
experiment. Things to consider:– How much product to apply or use– How to choose participants– How to measure the responses/ variables– # of trials– What are the constants and how would you control
them– What is the control– What types of experimental groups are used, etc.
ConstructExperimental Design Chart
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Group Member Names
Procedure
6. Peer Review your procedure with another group. Redraft your procedure based on the all revisions suggested.
7. Attach the ad and the procedure to the front of your poster.
Attach AD here
AttachProcedure
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Present Your Experimental Design
8. Present your project to the class9. Be prepared to answer questions from your
audience.
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