More than one constant in a science experiment
Problem:
Are there more than one constant in a science experiment?
Solution:
I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'constants'. Let me try to explain experiments, and hopefully that'll help.
In a well-designed experiment there is a dependent variable and an independent variable, and there may be many controlled variables.
Let me illustrate with an example. My experiment is 'more coffee makes teachers teach better'.
The independent variable is the thing that you plan to change. For my experiment it's the amount of coffee given to the teachers.
The dependent variable is the thing that you will measure. In my experiment it is how well the teachers teach.
The controlled variables are all the other differences and things that can change. You'd need to use the same teachers with different amounts of coffee, not different teachers, because otherwise you wouldn't know whether it was the coffee that made them better or they were already better. There are a lot of other things you'd need to keep the same (control), like how interesting or difficult the material they're teaching about.
But yes, at least two variables in any experiment, dependent and independent, and most likely a number of controlled variables.
Are there more than one constant in a science experiment?
Solution:
I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'constants'. Let me try to explain experiments, and hopefully that'll help.
In a well-designed experiment there is a dependent variable and an independent variable, and there may be many controlled variables.
Let me illustrate with an example. My experiment is 'more coffee makes teachers teach better'.
The independent variable is the thing that you plan to change. For my experiment it's the amount of coffee given to the teachers.
The dependent variable is the thing that you will measure. In my experiment it is how well the teachers teach.
The controlled variables are all the other differences and things that can change. You'd need to use the same teachers with different amounts of coffee, not different teachers, because otherwise you wouldn't know whether it was the coffee that made them better or they were already better. There are a lot of other things you'd need to keep the same (control), like how interesting or difficult the material they're teaching about.
But yes, at least two variables in any experiment, dependent and independent, and most likely a number of controlled variables.
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