Homeroom Practice #1 for Week of 4/9-4/13

Carey and Justin are raising money to purchase books for their school's library. The more money they raise, the more books they will be able to purchase for the library.
m = the amount of money Carey and Justin raise
b = the number of books Carey and Justin will be able to purchase
Which of the variables is dependent?

• m
• b

Sarah is bringing treats to her elementary school class on her birthday. The number of treats she brings in is based on the number of students in her class.
t = the number of treats
s = the number of students
Which of the variables is independent?

• s
• t

The higher the temperature of water, the faster an egg will boil. The dependent variable is.....

• The temperature of water
• Amount of time it takes egg to boil

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

The height of bean plants depends on the amount of water they receive. The independent variable is..... 

• The height of bean plants
• the amount of water

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

The number of nails picked up by an electro-magnet increases with the number of batteries hooked to the circuit. What is the independent variable?

• Number of batteries
• Number of nails picked up.

Does the flavor of ice cream effect how fast the ice cream melts?

• independent
• dependent

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

How does increasing the slope of a ramp affect how far a marble travels?

• independent
• dependent

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which  paper airplane design goes furthest?

• the paper used
• the paper airplane design
• the distance of each plane's flight
• how hard the plane is thrown

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

Changes in the _________ variable causes changes in the _________ variable.

• independent; dependent

• dependent; independent

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

Does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball affect 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.