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Designing and conducting an investigation

Once you've got your research question, it's time to design and carry out your Scientific Investigation. Here's a bit of general advice. Controlled parameters Start off with your independent variable (IV) and your dependent variable (DV). Make a list of all the other possible parameters that could be changed when you do your experiment. These will be your controlled parameters. Sometimes they are called “controlled...

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