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To answer this question scientifically, we need to identify the important variables that have to do with the question. The two main variables in this lab are the total number of eyelets on a pair of shoes (E) and the number of pairs of shoes (P). Your class will conduct a survey to help you answer this question.
A picture is a good way to show what an experiment is about and what the important variables are. In most experiments that use the TIMS Laboratory Method, you draw a picture. Here is a sample picture for this experiment:
- Draw your own picture of the experiment. Be sure to label the variables.
Experiments involve counting or measuring. The information you collect during a survey or experiment is called data. Organizing and checking data are important parts of a scientist's work. A good tool for handling data is a data table. Here is a data table for Eyelets:
- Gather data from students in your class. Your teacher will make a class data table. Your teacher may also ask you to make your own data table.