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I can answer almost any student science question! I especially like ones involving silkworms, spacecraft and computers.
MIT graduate. Have worked as an engineer and taught science for 28 years.
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The dependent variable (the output that you measure) is the speed of the falling object, or how long it takes to hit the ground. There can be many independent variables, such as object size, object
It depends on what you are measuring. If the experiment is to see how much salt will dissolve in the water as a function of temperature, for instance, the temperature (what you control) would be the independent
1. Right now, the only way people can be transported to Mars is using a chemically-propelled rocket, the kind that was used to send people to the Moon, and is also used to send astronauts to the International
Use different kinds of milk whole milk (4%) lowfat milk (2%) skim milk (0%) Compare spoilage rates of these three different kinds of milk. The independent variable (what you control) is the percentage
If you can find the parts, build a small electric motor, or a small electric generator. You will need magnets and lots of thin copper wire. If you can't find the parts for a motor, but you can find metal
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