1. Take Home Lab Directions
Product Comparisons

2. Pick a product Think of any product that you normally use or know.
You will need three samples of each product
Example, Paper towels:
Bounty, Sparkle and Store Brand

3. Write a list of possible products1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4. Measurement Mass, length, strength, time
It is important to be able to quantitatively measure your product.
Mass, length, strength, time
Example: Use pennies to measure how strong a paper towel is.

5. Look at your list.
Pick three of your choices and write next to them a way you could quantitatively measure your product 1 2 3

6. Problem
Now, next to each of the three chosen, write a possible problem.
Example:
Which paper towel is the strongest?
Which gum flavor lasts the longest?
Which dish soap makes the most soap?

7. Take it home!!
Now you have a beginning to your lab, so here are some things to remember.
Your lab needs to be:
Neat, legible handwriting or typed
All parts of the scientific lab is used and filled in
Sure your hypothesis is testable.

8. Remember!!!- Check your composition book.
Independent Variable: What you are testing!!!
Dependent Variable: Expected Outcomes
Experimental Control: Same as Independent Variable
Control-What you kept the same during the experiment.

9. Due Date This lab is due Monday November 8th
If you turn it in before that date, you will receive 25 bonus points.
This Power Point will be on Mrs. Hill’s Website
Mrs. Hill, if you need help