Scientific inquiry & conversions

Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive. What is the independent variable?

• Type of gasoline
• which car the gas is put into
• how fast the car can drive
• how much gas is put into the car

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Ms. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.

• Distance traveled by the ball
• Height of the ramp
• Mass of the ball
• Who set up the experiment (Ms. S, etc)

Ms. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?

• Distance traveled by the ball
• Height of the ramp
• Mass of the ball
• Where the experiment took place.

Research question: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test.  What is the dependent variable?

• How far they kick the soccer ball
• who the person is
• how well they do on the math test
• Type of soccer ball.

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

In an experiment, this is the part that you change.

• The Constant Variable
• The Dependent Variable
• The Independent Variable
• The Control Group

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis
• question/problem
• procedures
• conclusion

Things that stay the same throughout the whole experiment are called

• controls
• dependent variables
• independent variables
• constants

Which of the following is a quantitative observation?

• The bird is very colorful.
• The bird has 4 different colors on him.
• The bird has many, many feathers.
• It is a bird. 

How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?

• one
• two
• three
• as many as possible

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  What is the dependent variable?

• heart rate
• type of exercise
• amount of exercise
• time of day exercise occurs

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-2