Objective 3: Explain the importance of controlled research.

Anticipated Problem: Why must research be controlled?

I. Research must be done in a controlled and precise manner
a. Ensures that the results of the experiment are valid and
reliable.
b. Results in an experiment must be accountable.
i. Accountable- the experiment has an independent
variable, dependent variable, controlled extraneous
variables, and constants.
c. Extraneous variables
i. Factors which may impact the effect on the
dependent variable
1. Extraneous variables must be limited
2. If present in an uncontrolled manner, the
results may not be accurate or repeatable.
d. Controlled experiments must have constants
i. conditions in an experiment that remain the same.
ii.Control is the process of holding factors constant in
an experiment