Experimental Design

Experimental Design

This pathway puts emphasis on asking scientific questions and defining problems. It introduces the experimental setup as a key part of planning and carrying out investigations to answer scientific questions. In particular, this pathway illustrates the importance of experimental controls through a number of examples.

Topics

  • research foundations
  • high school
  • controls
  • variables
  • experimental setup
  • sample
  • dependent variable
  • independent variable
  • test group
  • experimental group
  • experimental design simulation