Identifying Cause and Effect

Which Cross-Cutting Concept do you think this picture would provide the best example?

• Stability and Change

• Energy and Matter

• Structure and Function

• Cause and Effect

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which Cross-Cutting Concept do you think is the subject's primary concern?

• Scale, proportion, and quantity

• Patterns

• Structure and Function

• Cause and Effect

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Which Cross-Cutting Concept do you think is the subject's primary concern?

• Systems and System Models

• Cause and Effect

• Stability and Change

• Patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) is this experiment?

• eating breakfast or not

• what time you get up in the morning

• the grade you got on the test

• how tasty the breakfast is

What is the INDEPENDENT variable (cause) is this experiment?

"Which type of medium (soil vs sand) is best for plant growth?"

• height of plant (cm)

• amount of medium

• type of medium (soil vs. sand)

• types of plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) in this experiment?

• height of the person

• how fast the person runs

• weight of the person

• how far the person jumps

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the INDEPENDENT variable (cause)in this experiment?

"Which type of metal, copper or aluminum, conducts heat faster?"

• size of metal

• time it takes to heat up

• types of metal

• shape of the metal

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Bonnie wants to test whether adding Bio-fertilizer 'x' will help plant grow. What is the "controlled group" in this experiment?

• plant sprayed with Bio-fertilizer 'x'

• plant without the Bio-fertilizer 'x'

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is the INDEPENDENT variable (cause) in this experiment?

• whether there is a predator or not

• type of predator

• number of fish school together

• type of fish

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Janet wants to see whether drinking coffee will improve productivity. What is the INDEPENDENT variable in this experiment (cause)?

• increase productivity

• the brand of coffee

• Having coffee or not

• the time drinking the coffee