Experimental Design Exit Ticket

What is a factor that is measured for change in an experiment?

• control
• constant
• independent variable
• dependent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the factor that an experimenter changes on purpose?

• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variable
• Constant
• Control

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The part of the experiment that does not contain the independent variable. Used for comparison.

• Control Group
• Experimental Group
• Results
• Data

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

What are all the things that are kept the same in an experiment?

• controls
• data
• constants
• independent variables

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A summary of the experiment that includes whether hypothesis was supported or not.

• Hypothesis

• Results

• Conclusion

• Independent Variable

If I water the plant more often, then it will grow taller.  Name the independent variable.

• The height of the plant
• The size of the pot
• The amount of water
• The amount of light.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

If you were testing how well different dish soaps cleaned grease, the independent variable would be the:

• dish type
• amount of grease
• dish soap type
• grease type

Dory 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
• ball type

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation. Which should they keep constant?

• height of the players
• color of the balls thrown
• order in which the players throw
• spot from which the players throw

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

How many variables should you change in an experiment?

• none
• 1
• 2 or more
• depends on the type of experiment