Hypothesis
If a paddle wheel and a bucketed wheel (Knight Wheel) with an improved design are subjected to identical water flow and peak voltage is recorded, then the bucketed wheel (Knight Wheel) with an improved design will produce more voltage.
The independent variable is the type of water wheel, the dependent variable is the peak voltage produced (millivolts), and the controlled variables are the angle of the channel the water flows down, amount of water to flow down the channel, measurements of the channel, (these three variables together control water speed), the space between buckets/slats and channel bottom.
The independent variable is the type of water wheel, the dependent variable is the peak voltage produced (millivolts), and the controlled variables are the angle of the channel the water flows down, amount of water to flow down the channel, measurements of the channel, (these three variables together control water speed), the space between buckets/slats and channel bottom.