SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATIONS: YOU BE THE SCIENTIST
Based on the topic presented, create a hypothesis, explain how you would test the hypothesis with an experiment, predict what the data might be, create an example of how the data might be presented, and then explain how the data could be evaluated depending on the results you might find.
(A) TOPIC: How would you design an experiment to illustrate that acid rain (in the form of nitric acid) damages marble statues and buildings?
Based on this topic:
(1) Create a hypothesis that tentatively explains the relationship between acid rain (specifically nitric acid) and damage to marble statues.
(2) Design an experiment that could illustrate the relationship between the amount of acid rain and any damaging effects on a marble statue.
(3) Predict what the data might show about the condition of a marble statue in the presence of increasing amounts of acid rain (nitric acid).
(4) What type of graph could you create that would show the relationship between the amount of nitric acid in the air and damage to the marble statue? (tell me – bar or line, and what would the X and Y axis be?)
(5) What conclusions could you draw about the relationship of nitric acid (acid rain) and damage to marble statues?