CARITAS TECHNICAL SECONDARY SCHOOL Name/s:_________________________________

Science Department – SY 2022 Class: ______ Date Performed: ______________

PAIR ACTIVITY Date Submitted: __________________________
Assignment # 1 – Due on _________________ Teacher: Miss Mady Punsalan
Topic: Scientific Method

Directions: Read and understand each situation. As a pair, answer the questions every after situation.

1. Smithers thinks that a special juice will increase the productivity of workers. He creates two groups of 50 workers
each and assigns each group the same task (in this case, they’re supposed to staple a set of papers). Group A is
given the special juice to drink while they work. Group B is not given the special juice. After an hour, Smithers
counts how many stacks of papers each group has made. Group A made 1,587 stacks, while Group B made 2,113
stacks.
Identify the following:
a. Independent variable ___________________________________________________________________________
b. Dependent variable ____________________________________________________________________________
c. Experimental group ____________________________________________________________________________
d. Control group _________________________________________________________________________________
e. What should Smithers’ conclusion be in his experiment?
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2. Homer notices that his shower is covered in a strange green slime. His friend Barney tells him that coconut juice
will get rid of the green slime. Homer decides to check this out by spraying half of the shower with coconut juice.
He sprays the other half of the shower with water. After 3 days of treatment, there is no change in the
appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower.
Identify the following:
a. What was the initial observation? _________________________________________________________________
b. Independent variable ___________________________________________________________________________
c. Dependent variable ____________________________________________________________________________
d. Experimental group ____________________________________________________________________________
e. Control group _________________________________________________________________________________
f. What should Homer’s conclusion be in his experiment?
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3. 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 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 SpongeBob’s arms and back are lathered in regular lotion.
Results of the experiment
Time Patrick SpongeBob
Initial Amount can be lifted 18 kg 5 kg
After 1 week 24 kg 9 kg
After 2 weeks 33 kg 17 kg

Identify the following:

a. What is the problem in the situation? ______________________________________________________________
b. Independent variable ___________________________________________________________________________
c. Dependent variable ____________________________________________________________________________
d. Which person is in the control group ______________________________________________________________
e. What should Larry’s conclusion be in his experiment?
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