Life Science · Grades 7–10 · Science & Engineering Practices
Repeat the Test: The Fertilizer Procedure
A class wants to test whether fertilizer changes how tall bean seedlings grow. Their procedure is too vague, so two students run it differently and get results that can’t be compared. Your job: make the procedure clear enough that another scientist could repeat it.
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