Air and Water Pollution | Design Your Own Experiment

Design Your Own Experiment

How to Select a Topic Relating to this Concept

Air and water pollution is all around, no matter what your location. To think of a topic, you can first observe the pollution in the waters, cities, and roadways. Think about methods of measuring the air and water pollution. Check the For More Information section and talk with your science teacher to learn more about air pollution. You may also want to explore any companies in your area that measure pollutants.

Steps in the Scientific Method

To conduct an original experiment, you need to plan carefully and think things through. Otherwise, you might not be sure what question you are answering, what you are or should be measuring, or what your findings prove or disprove.

Here are the steps in designing an experiment:

  • State the purpose of—and the underlying question behind—the experiment you propose to...

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