Variables

What is the independent Variable in: The students studied for different amounts of time, and compared their test grades.

• The grade

• The time studied

• The students

• Compared

What is the dependent variable in: The scientist took 3 plants and gave one water every day, one water once a week, and one no water at all, at the end they compared the heights after one month.

• How much water

• A month

• The height

• 3 Plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is one thing you could NOT control in this experiment: A runner ran with 3 different shoes, boots running shoes and flip flops, at the end they compared how fast he ran each time.

• Same shoes

• Same Weather

• Same Terrain

• Same Person

What can you control in this experiment: The teacher has students study in separate rooms, one in the room where taking the test, and the other wherever they want, in the end the grades on the test were compared.

• How long they study

• Where they study

• Same test

• Same day of test

Is independent or dependent the variable you change

• Independent

• Dependent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is a dependent variable

• A variable that needs a controlled variable to work

• It needs a friend

• It is a variable that shows the results and needs an independent variable

• It needs a experiment that involves dependent things

What is an independent variable?

• A variable that's on its own

• A variable that changes

• A variable that depends on something

• A variable that has no friends

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is a controlled variable

• A variable that's controlled

• A variable that's like a mom with things out of control

• A variable that controls things in an experiment

• A variable that has nothing to control

Are you good at recognizing variables and knowing what they mean?

• yes

• no

• definitely

• for sure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1