What is a control group, and how does a control group differ from an experimental group?

1.Using the steps of the scientific method, design a scientific study to test whether eating fish will resultin longer life. Write:
a) The observation.
b) A testable hypothesis.
c) The data you will collect in an experiment (include a control group). i) How will the experimental group be similar to the control group? ii) How will the two groups differ?
d) A possible conclusion. Would this conclusion support or contradict your hypothesis?

e) If your hypothesis is supported, what additional experiment will you conduct to further test the hypothesis? If your hypothesis is contradicted, what new observation and hypothesis might be made and tested?

Part 2)
Find several examples of biological topics in the media. ii)Pick one that is an example of the scientific method being used. Use it to answer question #1 below.iii)Pick one that is an example of an anecdote. Use that example to answer question #2.

#1)For the article that demonstrates the scientific method being used, answer the following.
a)What is the title of the article?
b)Why do you think this is an example of the scientific method being used? Explain your reasoning.
c)Identify the hypothesis of this study and write it in the form of a testable statement.
d)What is a control group, and how does a control group differ from an experimental group? Did this study have a control group? Explain.
e)Summarize the data that resulted from the experiment. Was the hypothesis (as you wrote it) supported or contradicted by the data.

#2) For the article that is an example of an anecdote, answer the following.
a)What is the title of the article?
b)Why do you think this is an example of an anecdote? Explain.
c)Write a hypothesis related to the topic of this article that could be tested if a person chose to conduct ascientific experiment. Make sure that your hypothesis is written as a testable statement.
d)Describe an appropriate control group for testing your hypothesis. How will the control group be different from the experimental group?
e)How do you think that the control group should be similar to your experimental group?

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