Shawn is planning a scientific experiment. He wants to learn whether time of day has an effect on how far the roses in his mother's garden are open. He plans to measure the diameter of each flower on three rosebushes every hour during a week in the spring.

What is the independent variable in Shawn's experiment?

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Biology

Arabella Chung

29 September, 14:43

Shawn is planning a scientific experiment. He wants to learn whether time of day has an effect on how far the roses in his mother's garden are open. He plans to measure the diameter of each flower on three rosebushes every hour during a week in the spring.

What is the independent variable in Shawn's experiment?

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Brayan Manning · Answer 1

The independent variable in his experiment would be the length of time, he is waiting or recording to then measure whether or not the flowers will open and the extent that they will open.