A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.

Height from which the ball is dropped

Why is it important to have only one independent variable and to control the other variables when performing science experiments?

So you can tell which factor is causing the change in the experiment.

It does not matter, you can have as many independent variables as you want.

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?

how much gas is put into the car

Kreedence wants to know if birds prefer to eat in one place over another. She makes three feeders out of 2-liter bottles and paints all of them red. She fills each of the feeders with the same amount of mixed birdseed, and plans to keep the feeders out for 10 days before measuring how much seed is eaten from each feeder. She puts each of the feeders in her back yard: one feeder in a large dead tree, another feeder she sits on the dog house, and the last she sits in a small bushy tree. What is the dependent variable?

Amount of time feeders are outside

Location the feeders are put in.

Independent or Dependent Variable?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____ to test your hypothesis.

change

keep the same

experiment with

investigate

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The variable that is measured throughout the experiment is the ________________
Hint: It may change as a result of your testing.

Controlled Variable

Responsive Variable

Dependent Variable

Independent Variable

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Catherine is testing which soil will help grass grow the tallest. The height of the grown grass is the __ variable.

constant (stays the same)

independent (it's what you change)

dependent (it's what you measure)

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mrs. Ahlers 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.

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Independent or Dependent Variable?

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

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

The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____ to test your hypothesis.

The variable that is measured throughout the experiment is the ________________
Hint: It may change as a result of your testing.

Catherine is testing which soil will help grass grow the tallest. The height of the grown grass is the __ variable.

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

Mrs. Ahlers 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?

Daniel was investigating how fast it took mice to react to different sounds. Identify the independent variable.

Students took a test after they had studied either in silence or with the television turned on. What is the dependent variable?

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.

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

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The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____ to test your hypothesis.

The variable that is measured throughout the experiment is the ________________ Hint: It may change as a result of your testing.

Catherine is testing which soil will help grass grow the tallest. The height of the grown grass is the __ variable.

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

Mrs. Ahlers 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?

Daniel was investigating how fast it took mice to react to different sounds. Identify the independent variable.

Students took a test after they had studied either in silence or with the television turned on. What is the dependent variable?

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.

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The variable that is measured throughout the experiment is the ________________
Hint: It may change as a result of your testing.