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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this lab is to practice the use of the scientific method, the series of steps in which scientific data is collected through observation and experimentation. The secondary purpose of this lab is to discover the issue that dominantly interests the students at Nova High School.
HYPOTHESIS
The hypothesis for this experiment is that the students at Nova High School are most concerned about the state of education in the United States, considering that they are all students in school.
MATERIALS
A survey form recording students’ names, what grade they are in, and what issue was most important to them: the economy, education, energy and the environment, immigration, or health care.
A writing utensil to fill out the survey …show more content…

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