Unit 1.1 Graphing

A graph is...

• An analysis of an observation.
• A visual representation of data.
• short for graphite.
• used to conduct an experiment.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What do we put at the top of a graph?

• X axis
• data table
• title 
• nothing

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What type of graph shows change over time?

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What is the name of the vertical (up and down) axis of the graph? 

• X axis
• Y axis

The______variable goes on the x-axis

• Independent 
• Irregular
• Dependent

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?

• x-axis
• y-axis
• neither
• it changes

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

On a graph, which axis shows the independent variable?

• x-axis
• y-axis
• neither
• it changes

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Students were involved in an experiment to investigate whether playing music while they took a test affected their scores. What would their test scores be?

• Independent variable
• Dependent variable
• Controlled variable
• Hypothesis

What is the Responding (Dependent) Variable in this graph?

• Plant Growth
• Growth (cm)
• Hours
• 15

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is the dependent variable?

• Grade
• Number of Students