Experimental Design and Graphing

The variable that is measured throughout the experiment is the ________________

Hint: What you are testing and change as a result of your testing.

• Controlled Variable

• Responsive Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What do we put at the top of a graph?

• X axis

• data table

• title

• nothing

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?

• quantitative
• qualitative

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

NGSS.HS-PS2-2

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?

• qualitative
• quantitative

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

• the color of the fur of an animal
• the mating behavior of an animal
• the average number of offspring that an organism has
• the description of an odor that a chemical produces

What do you call the factors in the experiment that you keep the same in each trial?

• Controlled Variables
• Dependent Variables
• Independent Variables
• Graphs

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which paper airplane design goes the furthest when thrown?

• the paper used

• the paper airplane design

• the distance of each plane's flight

• how hard the plane is thrown

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What would the DEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which paper airplane design goes the furthest when thrown?

• the paper used

• the paper airplane design

• the distance of each plane's flight

• how hard the plane is thrown

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What would the CONTROL variable be in an experiment testing which paper airplane design goes the furthest when thrown?

• the paper used

• the paper airplane design

• the distance of each plane's flight

• how time it takes to lang

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

What type of graph shows change over time?

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