Description
You have to research the two bugs listed- bagworm and lacewing bug- to determine if they are the bugs damaging the plants. Then you have to create an experiment that shows which bug is damaging the roses. And then decide if salt will kill the bugs or the roses.
so here the main focus parts:
1) Research these two bugs—the bagworm and the lacewing bug—and determine if either of them could be at fault.
2) Write a summary of your research.
3) Based on your research, make a prediction about the bug/plant situation.
4) Write out your prediction.
5) From your prediction, write a hypothesis to determine which bug, if it is either bug or a particular bug, is causing Mrs. McDonald’s rose bush problem.
6) Design an experiment to test your hypothesis. Think through the following questions:
a) How long will your research take?
b) Will it be done outside or inside?
c) Will it be performed on a rose bush or another plant?
d) How long will it take for your research to be completed?
e) How will you know when you are finished?
7) Identify and write down the following in your experimental plans:
a) Independent variable
b) Dependent variable
c) Controls
8) Write up your answers for steps 1–5. Then, answer the following questions:
a) Was your research source a factual one or not? How do you know?
b) Would Fred the handyman’s suggestion of salt get rid of the bugs? Would it hurt the rose
bush?
The hardest part of this assignment is coming up with what to do for the experiment and determining what the independent, dependent and control variables were. Make sure to include the references you use at the end.
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