Science Variable Guided Notes

Variables

Independent, Dependent and Control

Let's Learn About the Different Types of Variables in a Science Experiment

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A55QRyJHPM

Multiple Choice

What is the independent variable?

• Things you keep the same- they do not change

• What you observe or measure

• What you decide to change in an experiment

Multiple Choice

What is the dependent variable?

• Things you keep the same- they do not change

• What you observe or measure

• What you decide to change in an experiment

Multiple Choice

What is the control?

• Things you keep the same- they do not change

• What you observe or measure

• What you decide to change in an experiment

Fill in the Blanks

The amount of water we would give to the flowers would be the

variable.

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How much the flowers grow would be the

variable.

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The type of flower, the amount of light and the type of soil are the

.

Multiple Choice

Good science only changes one independent variable at a time.

• True

• False