Read the description of a scientific experiment and be able to identify the question.

Line # Scenario Passage
1 Bubba wanted to know approximately how much copper is present in pennies minted after the year 1982.
2 First, Bubba chose his penny and filed a small notch on either side of the coin. 
3 He then proceeded to weigh the penny. 
4 Bubba, with the help of his science teacher, measured out 20 mL of hydrochloric acid into a 50-mL beaker. 
5 Bubba then carefully placed the penny in the beaker with the acid. 
6 He left the beaker sitting over night, and removed the penny with a pair of tongs on the next day. 
7 Bubba then washed the penny in water to remove all of the acid and dried it thoroughly. 
8 He then weighed the penny again to determine the amount of copper left.

Create a chart like the one below, and label each line as a question, hypothesis, experiment, analysis, or conclusion, and explain why:

Line # Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analysis, or Conclusion. Include why you chose your answer.
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Check Your Answer
Line # Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analysis, or Conclusion. Include why you chose your answer.
1 Line 1 is a Question. Even though there is no question mark, if you read this line, you find that there is some information that Bubba is trying to find out about pennies.
2 Line 2 is the beginning of his experiment. Bubba is describing what he is doing to start out his experiment.  In this scenario, there is no hypothesis given
3 Line 3 is a continuation of the experiment. Bubba is beginning to collect and record his data for analysis later.
4 Line 4 contains additional information related to Bubba's experimental process.
5 Line 5 contains additional information related to the experiment.
6 Line 6 contains additional information related to the experiment.
7 Line 7 contains additional information related to the experiment.
8 Line 8 contains additional information related to the experiment.

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