Connor & Miguel want to investigate if the type of fertilizer changes the color of their hydrangea flowers. They select 10 hydrangea bushes & plant them in the same yard with the same type of soil. Every bush gets 3 cups of fertilizer, but each receiving a different brand. One bush gets no fertilizer. All bushes receive morning sunlight and no afternoon sunlight. All bushes are watered the same amount every other morning. After 4 weeks, the boys observe the color of the blooms on each bush. 1. Independent variable: 2. Dependent variable: 3. Hypothesis: 4. Control group: 5. Experimental group: 6. Constants:

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Kira Cobb

11 June, 10:18

Connor & Miguel want to investigate if the type of fertilizer changes the color of their hydrangea flowers. They select 10 hydrangea bushes & plant them in the same yard with the same type of soil. Every bush gets 3 cups of fertilizer, but each receiving a different brand. One bush gets no fertilizer. All bushes receive morning sunlight and no afternoon sunlight. All bushes are watered the same amount every other morning. After 4 weeks, the boys observe the color of the blooms on each bush. 1. Independent variable: 2. Dependent variable: 3. Hypothesis: 4. Control group: 5. Experimental group: 6. Constants:

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Kimberly · Answer 1

Independent variable: Fertilizer.

Dependent variable: Colour of the flower

Hypothesis: The type of fertilizer used for cultivation affect the colour of the hydrangea flower.

Control group: The group that did not receive fertilizer.

Experimental group: the groups that receive fertilizer.

Constants: type of soil used, amount of sunlight allowed, amount of water used to wet the flower, duration of the experiment.