Reassessment on Independent and Dependent Variables

Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable 

• Type of fertilizer
• Size of sunflower
• type of sun flower

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the dependent variable 

• Type of fertilizer
• Size of sunflower
• Type of sunflower

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Sam wanted to know if the color of the chair you sat in when taking a test affected your test grade. What is the independent variable.

• Color or chair
• Grade on test
• Age of students

Sam wanted to know if the color of the chair you sat in when taking a test affected your test grade. What is the dependent variable.

• Color or chair
• Grade on test
• Age of students

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Penelope wanted to see if the temperature of the oven made cookies softer or harder. What is the independent variable.

• Hardness of cookie
• Type of oven
• Temperature of oven

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Penelope wanted to see if the temperature of the oven made cookies softer or harder. What is the dependent variable.

• Hardness of cookie
• Type of oven
• Temperature of oven

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Stacy measured the speed of 5 birds that lived around her house. What is the Independent variable?

• Type of Bird
• Speed of Bird
• weather outside

Stacy measured the speed of 5 birds that lived around her house. What is the dependent  variable?

• Type of Bird
• Speed of Bird
• weather outside

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

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

Tags

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

NGSS.3-PS2-1

Marcos wants to know: 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

Tags

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3