Aim: Midterm Review –Scientific Method January 13, 2012 Aim: Midterm Review –Scientific Method Warm-up: Which term would best represent X? 1) human 2) organelle 3) tissue 4) stomach HW: Study for Midterm

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Describe a controlled experiment that could be conducted to test this claim. In your description be sure to: state the purpose of the experiment state why the sample to be used should be large describe how the experimental group will be treated and how the control group will be treated state the specific data to be collected during the experiment state one way to determine if the results support the claim 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)