Mythbusters
Authored by Lisa Thompson
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the independent variable in the "does turkey make you tired" myth?
the score on the Whack a Mythbuster game
how much tryptophan was included in the meal
how tired and sluggish Grant and Tori felt after eating
how much the food weighed
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the independent variable for the "can you cook a meal on a car engine" myth?
the different places the food was cooked on the engine
the temperature of the engine
how good the food tasted
how far the car was driven
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are the dependent variables in the "does turkey make you tired" myth?
the score on the Whack a Mythbuster game
how much tryptophan was included in the meal
how tired and sluggish Grant and Tori felt after eating
how much the food weighed
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are the dependent variables for the "can you cook a meal on a car engine" myth?
the different places the food was cooked on the engine
the temperature of the engine
how good the food tasted
if the food was actually cooked
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are some of the control variables for the "can you cook a meal on a car engine" myth?
the different places the food was cooked on the engine
the temperature of the engine
how good the food tasted
how far the car was driven
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the independent variable is the "tastes like chicken" myth?
how fast the meat is cooked
how many correct guesses Tori and Grant make
the different types of meat eaten by Tori and Grant
the way the meat is prepared - grilled and fried
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
On a Mythbusters experiment, they wanted to find out if elephants were scared of mice. They moved the dung and released a mouse as the elephant walked by. They repeated the experiment by moving the dung without the mouse. They recorded the reactions of the elephants.
What is the independent variable?
The dung
The elephant's reactions
Whether or not the mouse was present
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