6th ES Engineering 1.3

Multiple Choice

You want to do an experiment to test if color affects memory.

What is the manipulated variable?

• Memory

• Color

Multiple Choice

You want to do an experiment to test if color affects memory.

What is the responding variable?

• Memory

• Color

Multiple Choice

You want to test if the amount of water a plant is given affects their growth.

What is the manipulated variable?

• Water

• Growth

Multiple Choice

You want to test if the amount of water a plant is given affects their growth.

What is the responding variable?

• Water

• Growth

Multiple Choice

You want to test which soap brand kills the most germs

What is the manipulated variable?

• Soap Brand

• Number of Bacteria

Multiple Choice

You want to test which soap brand kills the most germs

What is the responding variable?

• Soap Brand

• Number of Bacteria

Multiple Choice

Studying how the strength of earthquakes depends on the size and type of fault lines.

• Engineering

• Science

Multiple Choice

Designing a building with a foundation that can withstand earthquakes

• Engineering

• Science

Multiple Choice

Comparing the types of cells that make up different tissues

• Engineering

• Science

Multiple Choice

Flying drones collect data about wildfire smoke.

• Engineering helping science

• Science helping engineering

Multiple Choice

The Hubble space telescope helps us find the most distant galaxy in the universe.

• Engineering helping science

• Science helping engineering

Multiple Choice

Learning how the brain controls finger movements leads to a better artificial arm.

• Engineering helping science

• Science helping engineering

Open Ended

Brainstorm at least 1 way to solve the problem