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Independent and Dependent Variables Lesson: Controls & Fair Tests, Grades 5-8

Grades 5-8 · Lesson

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Mia's bean plant got plant food and sat by the window. Leo's got none and sat in a closet. Mia's grew taller. Did the plant food do it? Students see at once why this is not a fair test, and the lesson builds the vocabulary to fix it.

What's inside

  • 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
  • Lesson plan, 2 pages
  • Student worksheet, 2 pages
  • Answer key, 1 page

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