Title: 
Headings:  Paper Airplanes & Scientific Methods
Paper
 
Airplanes
 
&
 
Scientific
 
Methods
 

the
 
Manipulated
 
or
 
Independent
 
Variable
 
–
 
it
 
is
 
what
 
you,
 
the
 
scientist
 

Dependent
 
Variable.
 

Part
 
5:
 
Collect
 
&
 
Record
 
Data
 

Distance
 
in
 
Meters
 
of
 
Airplane
 
Flight
 

Part
 
6:
 
Analyze
 
Data
 

Graph
 
Title
 
Comparison
 
of
 
Flight
 
Distances
 

Part
 
7:
  
Draw
 
Conclusions
 

Part
 
8:
  
Communicate
 
Results
 


Content: Scientists
 
control
 
all
 
the
 
variables
 
they
 
can
 
so
 
that
 
they
 
can
 
be
 
sure
 
that
 
the
 
results
 
of
 
the
 
investigation
 
are
 
due
 
to
 
the
 
change
 
in
 
the
 
one
 
variable
 
that
 
is
 
tested. You
 
must
 
decide
 
what
 
kind
 
of
 
data
 
you
 
will
 
collect
 
or
 
what
 
you
 
will
 
observe
 
and
 
measure. This
 
is
 
called
 
the
 
Responding
 
or
 
Dependent
 
Variable. You
 
need
 
to
 
repeat
 
the
 
experiment
 
several
 
times. These
 
are
 
called
 
Trials. Multiple
 
trials
 
help
 
make
 
sure
 
that
 
your
 
data
 
in
 
consistent. If
 
you
 
only
 
do
 
an
 
experiment
 
one
 
time,
 
you
 
might
 
get
 
some
 
very
 
unusual
 
data
 
for
 
many
 
reasons. Repeating
 
the
 
experiment
 
allows
 
you
 
to
 
be
 
confident
 
in
 
your
 
findings. list
 
of
 
Materials
 
is
 
needed
 
so
 
that
 
other
 
scientists
 
can
 
repeat
 
your
 
experiment. The
 
procedure
 
for
 
this
 
investigation
 
is
 
partially
 
done
 
for
 
you.