What would the independent variable? dependent variable? control variable? and the problem statement? be in this sentence.
the johnson family has decided tottery to save electricity (and money at the same time). they were told that they could replace their regular light bulls with special fluorescent bulbs that use less energy they wonder if is really worth doing.

The independent variables are regular light bulbs and special fluorescent bulbs

Dependent variables is the energy consumption rate

The problem statement is if they can reduce energy consumption by replacing regular light bulls with special fluorescent bulbs

Explanation:

emerging idea only occurs as a raw idea that could appear out of nowhere. meanwhile, to reach scientific consensus , that idea must be structured and tested over and over again through various experiments. the scientific consensus transforms the raw idea into idea that is more reliable through the process of scientific elimination.