Scenario: A horticulturist (plant scientist) complains to the city that a nearby residence is ruining his flowers because of the detergent being used to wash their cars. The soap runs into a stream that goes near his flower beds. As an inquiring scientist, you want to find out whether soap can affect flower growth. 1. (6pts) What is the scientific question that is being asked by the horticulturist (plant scientist) in the background information?

2. (6pts) Therefore what is the Independent Variable (IV) that you’re going to test?

3. (6pts) The Dependent Variable (DV) is what is affected by the Independent Variable. What is the Dependent Variable in this experiment?

4. (12pts) Based on the scientific question (or problem), develop a hypothesis (prediction) that you are going to test by performing the experiment.

If IV , then DV