Question

Peter loves music. He believes that he does his homework better and faster when he listens to music but his parents believe it is a distraction. Peter decides to conduct an experiment and prove his parents wrong. One night, Peter comes home and lays out his math homework. He then turns on his music and completes his homework in approximately 45 minutes. The next night he comes home and lays out his math homework again, but his time he doesn’t turn on his music. His math homework takes him an hour to complete because of all the other distractions outside his window. Peter reports back to his parents that the music helps him focus better and he completes his homework faster. Identify the Scientific Method Scenarios Independent Variable; Dependent Variable; Control group; experimental group

Answer 1

Answer:

The question can be answered as follows:

Explanation:

• An independent variable is the variable which is not dependent in an experiment. The independent variable in this experiment will be the music.
• The dependent variable depends on the independent variable. The dependent variable will be the time it takes to do the homework.
• The control group will be homework being done without music.
• The experimental group will be the homework being done with music.