Variables

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What is the manipulated variable?

Back

what we are changing or testing

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What is the responding variable?

Back

what we are observing or measuring

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What are the constant variables?

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what we keep the same to make the experiment fair

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Scientific Question: Does being tardy impact test scores?
What is the manipulated variable?

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the time a student arrives to class

Front

Scientific Question: Does being tardy impact test scores?
What is the responding variable?

Back

test scores

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Scientific Question: Does being tardy impact test scores? What is one of the constant variables?

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amount of time to complete test

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Scientific Question: Will a person fall asleep faster if they listen to music? What is the manipulated variable?

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music

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Scientific Question: Will a person fall asleep faster if they listen to music? What is the responding variable?

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time to fall asleep

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Scientific Question: Will a person fall asleep faster if they listen to music?
What is the control variable?

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person

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What is the responding variable in a study where middle school students were given a speed reading course, and half were offered $5 for improving their speed reading performance?

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Their test scores.