Question

Lizzie loves to stargaze at night. She has noticed that the moon appears to change shape over the course of the month, and she wants to investigate why this happens. She hypothesizes that the relationship of the sun, Earth, and moon creates shadows on the moon. She sets up an experiment with a lightbulb to represent the sun, a large beach ball to represent Earth, and a smaller foam ball to represent the moon. She researches the position of the sun, Earth, and moon at different times of a month and makes a model of the entire system.
Identify the parts of the scientific method in Lizzie's experiment.
List at least three variables Lizzie should control during the experiment. For each variable identified, give a specific suggestion for how Lizzie can control it.

Answer 1

What is the question?

Answer 2

oops one sec

Answer 3

ok here
Lizzie loves to stargaze at night. She has noticed that the moon appears to change shape over the course of the month, and she wants to investigate why this happens. She hypothesizes that the relationship of the sun, Earth, and moon creates shadows on the moon. She sets up an experiment with a lightbulb to represent the sun, a large beach ball to represent Earth, and a smaller foam ball to represent the moon. She researches the position of the sun, Earth, and moon at different times of a month and makes a model of the entire system.
Identify the parts of the scientific method in Lizzie's experiment.
List at least three variables Lizzie should control during the experiment. For each variable identified, give a specific suggestion for how Lizzie can control it.

Answer 4

@ajackman101

Answer 5

Liz asked a question: Why does the moon appear to change shape over time?
Liz made a hypothesis: The relationship of the sun, Earth, and moon creates shadows on the moon.
Liz did background research: researched the positions of the sun, earth and the moon.
Liz tested the hypothesis by making an experiment.

Answer 6

Ok so here are some suggestions that may help you..Hope it helps :)

1) external light sources (could distort shadows or impede them)
2) reflective surfaces near the light source or balls (or upon the balls themselves)
3) distance relationships between the balls and light source (varying your distances too dramatically or not dramatically enough could alter the shadows)
4) The angles of the objects involved in spatial relation to their planes of orbit (as the beach ball orbits the bulb, the the foam ball circles the beach ball. Keep the planes of orbit consistent)

@ajackman101 correct me if I'm wrong

Answer 7

I am not sure about the variables though...

Answer 8

@TinkerbellGirl I saw that answer before sorry but do you guys need the instructions??

Answer 9

@ajackman101

Answer 10

Ya maybe it would help

Answer 11

TinkerbellGirl was on the right track

Answer 12

Ok one sec again.
Review each scenario below, and choose one to complete for your assignment. Each scenario contains specific questions that will ask you to provide examples, explain your suggestions for improvement, and refer to the lesson. Be sure to respond to each question in complete sentences.

Answer 13

I don't know

Answer 14

please try

Answer 15

Ya I'm not really sure, but I'll try again

Answer 16

thanks

Answer 17

What have you come up with for an answer so far?

Answer 18

well I don't really know the scientific method

Answer 19

that well

Answer 20

Ok I'll explain it to you just a moment..

Answer 21

ok Thanks for helping

Answer 22

@ajackman101 Please help

Answer 23

Ok so the scientific method is a body of techniques investigating phenomena, gathering new knowledge, or correcting already known knowledge...

The scientific method goes like this:

Step 1. Make an observation
Step 2. Ask a question
Step 3. Make a hypothesis
Step 4. Conduct an experiment
Step 5. Draw conclusions
Step 6. Report your results

Does that help you any to understand it better?

Answer 24

@Aly.mac101 i've tried to understand it better, but i don't think the second part of the question is worded well.

Answer 25

oh

Answer 26

Ok so the observation is when she stargazes?

Answer 27

Or there is this one

Step 1. Research
Step 2. Find a problem
Step 3. Make a hypothesis
Step 4. Experiment
Step 5. Compile data
Step 6. Form conclusion
Step 7. Maybe find answer
Step 8. Maybe find another problem

Answer 28

The scientific method in this case is observing something unexplained (the moon phases) then creating a hypothesis of why it happens this way, then setting up an experiment to then test the hypothesis. The controlled variables are the amount of light from the sun and it's position and the earth's position and rotation(night time). The independent variable is the moons position around the earth within its orbit, and the dependent variable is the phase of the moon (full, half,crescent etc).

Does that help you at all??

Answer 29

kinda not really

Answer 30

its still confusing I don't know how to answer the questions and I really need to get this done

Answer 31

Ok her observation is that shes noticed that the moon appears to change shape over the course of the month

Answer 32

oh that makes sense and her experiment is with the foam ball??

Answer 33

Yes correct!

Answer 34

She also uses a lightbulb and a beach ball

Answer 35

what about the finding problem aka step 2

Answer 36

Ok first tell me what you think is the problem, I'll correct you if you're wrong

Answer 37

ok one sec

Answer 38

She hypothesizes that the relationship of the sun, Earth, and moon creates shadows on the moon??? is her hypothesizes wrong?

Answer 39

No you really can't have a wrong hypothesis cuz its just one's opinion on what they have seen or experienced..does that make sense?

Answer 40

yes then whats step 2?

Answer 41

??

Answer 42

Just a moment

Answer 43

kk

Answer 44

I'm so confused

Answer 45

@TinkerbellGirl please help

Answer 46

Ok so ask a question - Her question was why does the moon appear to change shape over the course of the month - your hypothesis can sometimes be the same as your question

Answer 47

I don't get it /is step 2 her hypothesis??

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or my opinion

Answer 49

???

Answer 50

@TinkerbellGirl

Answer 51

Follow this:
Step 1. Make an observation
Step 2. Ask a question
Step 3. Make a hypothesis
Step 4. Conduct an experiment
Step 5. Draw conclusions
Step 6. Report your results

1. She has noticed that the moon appears to change shape over the course of the month
2. Why does this ( the moon appears to change shape over the course of the month ) happen
3. She hypothesizes that the relationship of the sun, Earth, and moon creates shadows on the moon
4. She does the experiment with the balls and stuff
5. I'm not really sure what she concludes, maybe you could figure it out
6. Report what experiment results were

Answer 52

Does that help?

Answer 53

thanks thats the answer right?

Answer 54

Its the scientific method for the story. is that all you needed or is there more to it?

Answer 55

List at least three variables Lizzie should control during the experiment. For each variable identified, give a specific suggestion for how Lizzie can control it.
Is that in there?

Answer 56

@TinkerbellGirl ??

Answer 57

Ok just a sec :)

Answer 58

please hurry!!

Answer 59

1. the postion of the moon to show parts of the moon is being covered by different parts of the earth, basically how the earth shadows the moon. She should also see if any other light source will effect the test.
2. the postion of the earth with the sun or what time of year it is to show if the moon is in front of the earth or not. If she is using a lightbulb as her test subject she should make sure the test distance is realatively the same as it would be in real life.
3. She could use the tilt of the moon, earth, an sun so that if only certain parts of the earth or moon were showing. She should also keep the orbit at constant distance at all times.

Answer 60

thanks one sec

Answer 61

Kk

Answer 62

could you help me with some more?

Answer 63

Ya I'll try

Answer 64

ok i'm going to close and open a new one ok?