how do i vome up with variables?

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kameronmiller
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how do i vome up with variables?

Post by kameronmiller »

hi, im starting on my hypothesis and i a bit confused. Do i come up with my own vriables or are the in the experiment?

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Re: how do i vome up with variables?

Post by Amber_MIT »

Hi kameron

I'm going to move your topic to physical sciences since it is related to chemistry.

To answer your question, yes, you do need to identify what the variables are in the experiment. You don't need to necessarily come up with new ones, unless you want to modify the project and test additional variables.

Read this page about variables and if you have questions after looking it over, reply to this topic and we will help you.
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... bles.shtml
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kameronmiller
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Re: how do i come up with variables?

Post by kameronmiller »

thank you! thats the info i was looking for
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