Unit 1 - Experimental Design

What type of data consists of descriptions?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Constant

• Observations

An observation is a visible or provable fact or occurrence?

• True

• False

What is a question that compares two variables?

• Hypothesis

• Problem Statement

• Observation

• Conclusion

What is a variable that we manipulate or change in the experiment?

• Hypothesis

• Dependent

• Independent

• Quantitative

What is a variable that changes as a result of the independent variable?

• Dependent

• Independent

• Hypothesis

A variable that does not change throughout the entire experiment is an independent variable.

• True

• False

A controlled experiment means that only on independent variable is being tested at a time.

• True

• False

Imagine you are wanting to see what color of bird feeders your local birds like best. What's your independent variable?

• Color of bird feeders

• Kind of bird seed

• Kind of bird feeders

• Location of feeders

Imagine you are wanting to see what color of bird feeders your local birds like best. What's your dependent variable?

• Location of bird feeders

• Kind of seeds

• Amount of seeds eaten

• Color of bird feeders

Imagine you are wanting to see what color of bird feeders your local birds like best. Name one constant.