Intro to Science

Research question: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test.  What is the dependent variable?

• How far they kick the soccer ball
• who the person is
• how well they do on the math test
• Type of soccer ball.

Which variable depends on what is done at the beginning of an experiment?

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Following

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes furthest?

• the paper used
• the type of paper airplane
• the distance of each plane's flight
• how hard the plane is thrown

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive. What is the independent variable?

• Type of gasoline
• which car the gas is put into
• how fast the car can drive
• how much gas is put into the car

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The leaves on the plant are turning brown.

• Qualitative
• Quantitative
• Both
• Neither

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The plant has grown 4 cm since yesterday.

• Qualitative
• Quantitative
• Both
• Neither

There are 16 red marbles in the bag.

• Qualitative
• Quantitative
• Both
• Neither

There are 15 boys and 17 girls.

• Qualitative
• Quantitative
• Both
• Neither

The barn contains pigs, cows, and horses.

• Qualitative
• Quantitative
• Both
• Neither

There were fewer drops on the penny dipped in soap than the one dipped in oil.

• Qualitative
• Quantitative
• Both
• Neither