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Lesson 27
Gather Information

Practice 1:

The postal service follows a sequence of steps so that mail delivery can occur smoothly. Does failing to add a zip code to an address on a letter affect delivery of the letter? What do you think? Design an experiment to answer this question. Include the following in your response:

  • Create a plan for an experiment to test your answer to the question, 'Does failing to add a zip code to an address on a letter affect the delivery of the letter?"
  • What conditions should be controlled (or kept the same)?
  • What conditions should vary?
  • What materials will you need?

For this problem you will need to design an experiment that can help you show that not adding the zip code on a letter may be affected or not. In order to receive all 4 points possible for this extended response question, you want to make sure that you address the four separate questions in the problem. Be clear and be specific with your responses.

Let's take care of each question separately.

Begin by answering the first one, create a plan for an experiment to test your answer to the question, 'Does failing to add a zip code to an address on a letter affect the delivery of the letter?" Remember to be clear and specific.

What conditions should be controlled (or kept the same)?

What conditions should vary or need to be different?

What materials will you need?

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