Experiment Review

You want to know if the brand of bubble gum affects how big the bubbles are when you blow bubbles. You chew three different brands (one at a time) and blow 3 bubbles per brand. You measure the width of each bubble. What is the independent variable?

• Size of Bubble

• Brand of Bubble Gum

• 3 bubbles

• Width of Bubble

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

You want to know if the brand of bubble gum affects how big the bubbles are when you blow bubbles. You chew three different brands (one at a time) and blow 3 bubbles per brand. You measure the width of each bubble. What is the dependent variable?

• Brand of Bubble

• Bubble Size

• # of Bubbles Blown

• Color of Bubble

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

You want to know if the brand of bubble gum affects how big the bubbles are when you blow bubbles. You chew three different brands (one at a time) and blow 3 bubbles per brand. You measure the width of each bubble. Which of these ARE constants for this experiment? (Check more than one answer)

• Brand of Bubble

• Size of Bubble

• # of Bubbles Blown

• # of Times Gum is Chewed

This value is used to determine if your results are significant.

• .99

• 1

• .25

• .05

This is the test you would use to determine if your data was significant if you were comparing 2 things.

• Average

• T-test

• ANOVA test

• Experimental

This is the test you would use to determine if your data was significant if you were comparing 3 or more things.

• Average

• T-test

• ANOVA test

• Experimental

This is the name of the value you look at to determine if your data was significant.

• T- value

• P-value

• Mean

• Median

You want to know how music affects the number of free throws you make. You shoot 10 free throws without music and count makes. Then you shoot 10 free throws while playing music and count your makes. What is the independent variable?

• Music or No Music

• # of Free Throws

• 10 Free Throws

• None of these

You want to know how music affects the number of free throws you make. You shoot 10 free throws without music and count makes. Then you shoot 10 free throws while playing music and count your makes. What is the dependent variable?

• Music or No Music

• # of Free Throws

• 10 Free Throws

• # of dribbles before you shoot the free throws

You want to know how music affects the number of free throws you make. You shoot 10 free throws without music and count makes. Then you shoot 10 free throws while playing music and count your makes. Which of these would NOT be a constant?

• # of free throws you shoot

• # of free throws you make

• How you shoot the free throws

• The gym you shoot the free throws in