What is Experimental Procedure and Testing?

Experimental procedure- The specific steps used in an experiment.

Testing- The process of doing the procedure.

("Beaker_drip")

Materials

1) Fortune Fish

2) Desk

3) Ice pack

4) Heat pack

5) Thermometer

6) Paper towels

(Thornhill)

Procedure

1) Gather all materials.

2) Using a thermometer, record the temperature of a corner of the desk by placing it on the desk for five minutes.

3) Place the fortune fish on that corner of the desk for 30 seconds and record observations in the data table using the rating scale that has been provided.

4) Remove the fortune fish from the desk.

5) Wrap the ice pack in a paper towel.

(Thein)

Procedure Continued

6) Place the ice pack in the same corner of the desk that was used in the previous steps. Then, place the thermometer between the ice pack and the desk and leave it there for five minutes.

7) Remove the ice pack and record the temperature of the desk that the thermometer reads.

8) Place the fortune fish on the chilled desk for thirty seconds and record observations in the data table using the rating scale that has been provided.

9) Remove the fortune fish from the desk.

(Thornhill)

Procedure Continued10)Place the heat pack on the same corner of the desk. Then, place the thermometer between the heat pack and the desk and leave it there for five minutes.

11) Remove the heat pack and record the temperature of the desk that the thermometer reads.

12) Use paper towels to wipe up condensation on the desk. Then place the fortune fish on the heated desk for thirty seconds and record observations in the data table using the rating scale that has been provided.

13) Repeat the above 12 steps once more.

14) Analyze results.

(Thornhill)

Data

Data- factual information observed through doing an experiment

("Writing").

Heated Desk

Trial 1

Trial 2Chilled Desk

Trial 1

Trial 2Room Temp. Desk

Trial 1

Trial 2

53

(Degrees Celsius)

61

18

17

25

22

3

4

0

0

11

Movement Scale

0- Motionless

1- Either moving head or moving tail

2- Sides curl

3- Moving head and tail

4- Curls up entirely

5- Flips over

(Thornhill p)

(Thornhill p)