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 * // Make a new page on your wiki titled "3-5 Bikini Bottom Experiments" //
 * // Identify the problem, hypothesis, independent variable, and dependent variable for each experiment. //
 * // Problem - what is he trying to accomplish //[[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR9YT0LD4mR_zhtD_9G797vuyADLkuypQgz2ivvzB1mElaUTuM&t=1&usg=__FSpVjwTAiEzAuUwpigh21Dl41jE= align="right"]]
 * // Hypothesis - What does he think will happen in the experiment //
 * // Independent variable - What did he change in the experiment //
 * // Dependent variable - What changed as a result of what he changed //
 * // Also, answer any questions. //

1. Flower Power SpongeBob loves to garden and wants to grow lots of pink flowers for his pal Sandy. He bought aspecial Flower Power fertilizer to see if will help plants produce more flowers. He plants two plants ofthe same size in separate containers with the same amount of potting soil. He places one plant in a sunny window and waters it every day with fertilized water. He places the other plant on a shelf in a closet andwaters it with plain water every other day.What did SpongeBob do wrong in this experiment? Explain what should SpongeBob do to test the effectiveness of Flower Power fertilizer?
 * __Worksheet__ **

Problem - Hypothesis (yours) - Independent Variable - Dependent Variable - Answers to Quesitons -

2. Super Snails Gary is not the smartest snail in Bikini Bottom and believes he can improve his brain power byeating Super Snail Snacks. In order to test this hypothesis, he recruits SpongeBob and several snailfriends to help him with the experiment. The snails ate one snack with each meal every day for threeweeks. SpongeBob created a test and gave it to the snails before they started eating the snacks as well asafter three weeks. · Based on the data provided, do the Super Snail Snacks work? Explainyour answer.
 * Test Results ||
 * Snail || Before || After ||
 * Gary || 64% || 80% ||
 * Larry || 78% || 78% ||
 * Barry || 82% || 84% ||
 * Terry || 72% || 70% ||

Problem - Hypothesis (yours) - Independent Variable - Dependent Variable - Answers to Quesitons -

3. Bubble TimePatrick loves bubble gum and would like to be able to blow bigger bubbles than anyone else inBikini Bottom. To prepare for the Bikini Bottom Big Bubble Contest, he bought five different brands ofbubble gum and needs your help to find the brand that creates the biggest bubbles. Write an experiment to test the bubble power of the bubble gum brands and help Patrick win the contest. Remember to identify the parts of your experiment. Problem - Hypothesis (yours) - Independent Variable - Dependent Variable - Write a paragraph describing the experiment include a table with made up data (make sure you determine the results) -

4 - Patty Power Mr. Krabbs wants to make Bikini Bottoms a nicer place to live. He has created a new sauce that he thinks will reduce the production of body gas associated with eating crabby patties from the Krusty Krab. He recruits 100 customers with a history of gas problems. He has 50 of them (Group A) eat crabby patties with the new sauce. The other 50 (Group B) eat crabby patties with sauce that looks just like new sauce but is really just mixture of mayonnaise and food coloring. Both groups were told that they were getting the sauce that would reduce gas production. Two hours after eating the crabby patties, 30 customers in group A reported having fewer gas problems and 8 customers in group B reported having fewer gas problems.

Problem - Hypothesis (yours) - Independent Variable - Dependent Variable - What should Mr. Krabs’ conclusion be?

Why do you think 8 people in group B reported feeling better?

5 – Slimotosis Sponge Bob notices that his pal Gary is suffering from slimotosis, which occurs when the shell develops a nasty slime and gives off a horrible odor. His friend Patrick tells him that rubbing seaweed on the shell is the perfect cure, while Sandy says that drinking Dr. Kelp will be a better cure. Sponge Bob decides to test this cure by rubbing Gary with seaweed for 1 week and having him drink Dr. Kelp. After a week of treatment, the slime is gone and Gary’s shell smells better.

Problem - Hypothesis (yours) - Independent Variable - Dependent Variable - What should Sponge Bob’s conclusion be?

6 – Marshmallow Muscles Larry was told that a certain muscle cream was the newest best thing on the market and claims to double a person’s muscle power when used as part of a muscle-building workout. Interested in this product, he buys the special muscle cream and recruits Patrick and SpongeBob to help him with an experiment. Larry develops a special marshmallow weight-lifting program for Patrick and SpongeBob. He meets with them once every day for a period of 2 weeks and keeps track of their results. Before each session Patrick’s arms and back are lathered in the muscle cream, while Sponge Bob’s arms and back are lathered with the regular lotion.

Problem - Hypothesis (yours) - Independent Variable - Dependent Variable - What should Larry’s conclusion be?

7 – Microwave Miracle Patrick believes that fish that eat food exposed to microwaves will become smarter and would be  able to swim through a maze faster. He decides to perform an experiment by placing fish food in a microwave for 20 seconds. He has the fish swim through a maze and records the time it takes for each one to make it to the end. He feeds the food to 10 fish and gives regular food to 10 others. After 1 week, he has the fish swim through the maze again and records the times for each.

Problem - Hypothesis (yours) - Independent Variable - Dependent Variable - Look at the results in the charts. What should Patrick’s conclusion be?