Scientific Method and Graphing Review

What kind of information might go on the X axis?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

What is the independent variable in an experiment?

• the thing we change or test

• the normal situation

• what we measure in the end

• the thing we keep the same

A boy waters one plant with fresh water and one with salt water and measures growth. What is the independent variable? 

• salt water
• fresh water
• growth of plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A boy waters one plant with fresh water and one with salt water and measures growth. What is the dependent variable? 

• salt water
• fresh water
• growth of plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is the independent variable on this graph?

• Year

• Number of Visitors

• Visitors to a Park

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

What is the dependent variable on this graph?

• Year

• Number of Visitors

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What do we put at the top of a graph?

• X axis
• data table
• title 
• nothing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is a constant? 

• the normal situation
• the thing we measure in the end
• the thing we are testing
• the thing we keep the same for every part of the experiment

A boy waters one plant with fresh water and one with salt water and measures growth.  What is the control? 

• plant with salt water
• plant with fresh water
• growth of salt water plant
• growth of fresh water plant