Unit one: Intro to Scientific Inquiry

You are doing an experiment recording the growth of plants under different amounts of sunlight. What is the dependent variable?

• The sunlight
• The growth
• The experiment
• The amounts of photons

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The variable that is changed in an experiment is the

• constant

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• control

The variable that is observed or measured in an experiment is the

• constant

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• control

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

• heart rate

• type of exercise

• amount of exercise

• time of day exercise occurs

The educated guess you make at the beginning of the scientific method is called the....

• variable
• conclusion
• hypothesis
• procedure

If sunlight affects the growth of a plant, then plants that are exposed to sunlight will grow taller.

What part of the scientific method is this an example of?

• Procedure

• Hypothesis

• Question

• Results

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is a factor that can change in an experiment?

• Claim
• Variable
• Scientific Inquiry
• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Factor that you keep the same in an experiment

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable 
• Controlled Variable
• Operational Definition

What is a study where only one variable is manipulated at a time?

• Control Variable 
• Controlled Experiment
• Operational Definition 
• Dependent Variable

What does CER stands for?

• Claim, Evidence, and Regulating
• Claim, Evaluation, Reasoning
• Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning
• Claim, Evaluation, Regulating