Question

Kyle's science class is doing an experiment to find out about the effects of different temperatures on Mexican jumping beans. The teacher has divided the class into different groups. Each group will conduct their experiment and report back to the class on their findings.
During the experiment, Kyle's group made an error with a temperature measurement. The error was corrected. Should the mistake be shared with the class? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes, to educate other groups on possible measurement errors that can cause variation in results

Explanation:

Having divided the class in groups, the teacher expects the results of all groups if doing similar experiment to be within a certain range. In case Kyle's group never corrected the error, they could have results out of range as expected. It is prudent that the mistake be shared with the whole class so that in future there should not be a repeat of the same.