Data Collection

This variable is the one thing that changed on purpose...

• Dependent Variable

• Control

• Independent Variable

What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) in this experiment?

"Does eating breakfast improve test scores?"

• eating breakfast or not

• the grade you got on the test

• what time you get up in the morning

• how tasty the breakfast is

You are testing how the amount you water a plant affects its growth. What would be the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in this experiment.

• They type of pot you put the plants in.

• The amount you water each plant.

• The amount of sunlight the plants get.

• The amount the plant grows.

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NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

A scientist is testing which flavor of ice cream melts the fastest. What would his controlled variables be? (choose ALL that apply)

• The flavor of ice cream

• the kind of cone the ice creams are in

• the place in the room where the ice cream is

• the size of the scoop

• the time it takes to melt

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

These are the variables that should stay the same. They do not get any changes in order to make for a fair test.

• Dependent Variables

• Controlled variables

• Independent Variables

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NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

What type of graph is this?

• line graph

• bar graph

• circle graph

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CCSS.2.MD.D.9

• line graph

• bar graph

• circle graph

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the independent variable?

• atomic number

• electron volts

• first ionization energy

• Jim Askew's Graph

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the dependent variable?

• nicest fruit

• number of people

• types of fruit

Which type of graph is usually just a comparison of numbers?

• line graph

• bar graph

• circle graph

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1