Experimental Design Review

The variable that is changed on purpose

• Control

• Constants

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

The variable that changes in response to the independent variable

• Control

• Constants

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Factors that are kept the same

• Control

• Constants

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The different values of the Independent Variable

• Control

• Constants

• Levels

• Repeated Trials

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The reference (or normal) level used as a comparison

• Control

• Constants

• Levles

• Repeated Trials

Number of times the experiment is done PER LEVEL

• Control

• Constants

• Levels

• Repeated Trials

The predicted outcome, your “educated guess” of what you think will happen

• Introduction

• Hypothesis

• Title

• Conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The Effect of __(IV)__ on the __(DV)__.

• Introduction

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Title

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Background information about the subject of the experiment

• Introduction

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Title

The question you want answered

• Introduction

• Hypothesis

• Problem statement

• Conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4