John Smith has been hired by the city of Virginia Beach to investigate the recent shark attacks off the resort's coast. He has a budget of $40,000, a 25 foot boat, and three graduate student assistants to help him. A helicopter has also been donated by a local television station, should he need one. 1. List 2 hypotheses John and his crew may have come up with for the recent shark attacks.

2. What materials will John need to perform this experiment (How will they spend the $40,0002).

3. Where should they perform the experiment (Hint: Where do sharks like to
live)? The sea

4. Pick one of the two hypotheses and determine the following:

a. Control Group:
b. Experimental Group
c. Dependent Variable:
d. Independent Variable:

5. What type of data do you think John will collect (What will be the results of the experiment??

6. What conclusions will John be able to make from the results of the experiment?