Students analyze different experiments to determine independent variables, dependent variables and control groups.

In this unit, students can learn about the affects of water, soil, and sunlight on plant's growth while learning about the scientific process. Unit allows students to create a controlled experiment while studying plants.

This site from Glencoe Publishing not only explains hypothesis but also tells how to design an experiment to test your hypothesis. Includes the difficult task of "Separating and controlling variables."

Lesson plan with mulitmedia links in which students identify and control variables to help design a solubility test for different liquids in water.