Reading Tables and Graphs in Science

This is the variable that you purposely change in an experiment

• hypothetical

• Dependent

• control

• independent

This is the variable that is measured during an experiment (the data collected)

• independent

• dependent

• control

• hypothetical

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

This variable goes on the y-axis of a graph

• Independent

• dependent

• control

• hypothetical

This variable goes on the x-axis of a graph

• independent

• dependent

• control

• hypothetical

This variable goes in the 1st column/left column of a data table

• independent

• dependent

• control

• hypothetical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

This variable goes in the 2nd column of a data table/across the top of the table

• dependent

• independent

• control

• hypothetical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

For the given experiment, what would be the INDEPENDENT variable?

• Type of liquid

• time it takes to dissolve

• amount of liquid

• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

For the given experiment, what would be the DEPENDENT variable?

• type of liquid

• time it takes to dissolves

• amount of liquid

• temperature

For the given experiment, what would go in the 1st column/left column of a data table?

• type of liquid

• time it takes it to dissolve

• amount of liquid

• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

For the given experiment, what would go on the y-axis of a bar graph?

• Type of liquid

• time it takes to dissolve

• amount of liquid

• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2