Reflection Post 2

     Designing Friday's experiment was very interesting and informative. Thinking everything through and making sure that each of us where on the same page was crucial to the design of our experiment. We had to be particular about our investigation in order to accurately replicate it, as well as have other scientists do the same. We distinguished independent and dependent variables in order to clearly indicate what we are measuring and any relevant variables that can't be changed. Establishing the control variables is very important because it is another indicator to compare one's results of their experiment with. Without it, the results can be quite contradictory or ineffective. 

    The investigation we designed is science because we are measuring a natural phenomenon that can also be easily replicated. It is like a science because what we are ultimately studying is the effect gravity has on the velocity of a small object over a short distance. The results of our experiment can be explained using Physics and won't differ depending on when or where it is performed. This is consistent with my definition of science because our experiment is independent of bias or external factors.