Question
A student conducts an investigation to determine how the force of gravity affects different objects dropped from different heights. The student tests each object one time and announces that all objects experienced gravity the same way.
What is wrong with the student’s reasoning?
Responses
People are unable to test the effect of gravity on an object because the force is too strong, so the results were invalid.
People are unable to test the effect of gravity on an object because the force is too strong, so the results were invalid.
The student failed to create a graph or chart to communicate the results instead of just announcing them.
The student failed to create a graph or chart to communicate the results instead of just announcing them.
The student failed to conduct repeated investigations with the same object to test for result reliability.
The student failed to conduct repeated investigations with the same object to test for result reliability.
Gravity is unable to be tested with simple experiments, but only in a science lab.
Gravity is unable to be tested with simple experiments, but only in a science lab.
What is wrong with the student’s reasoning?
Responses
People are unable to test the effect of gravity on an object because the force is too strong, so the results were invalid.
People are unable to test the effect of gravity on an object because the force is too strong, so the results were invalid.
The student failed to create a graph or chart to communicate the results instead of just announcing them.
The student failed to create a graph or chart to communicate the results instead of just announcing them.
The student failed to conduct repeated investigations with the same object to test for result reliability.
The student failed to conduct repeated investigations with the same object to test for result reliability.
Gravity is unable to be tested with simple experiments, but only in a science lab.
Gravity is unable to be tested with simple experiments, but only in a science lab.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The most appropriate critique of the student's reasoning is:
**The student failed to conduct repeated investigations with the same object to test for result reliability.**
This response highlights the importance of repetition in scientific experimentation to ensure that results are reliable and not due to chance or anomalies. A single test for each object does not provide sufficient evidence to draw a definitive conclusion about how gravity affects different objects. Multiple trials would provide more reliable data and help account for any variations in results.
**The student failed to conduct repeated investigations with the same object to test for result reliability.**
This response highlights the importance of repetition in scientific experimentation to ensure that results are reliable and not due to chance or anomalies. A single test for each object does not provide sufficient evidence to draw a definitive conclusion about how gravity affects different objects. Multiple trials would provide more reliable data and help account for any variations in results.