NEW
Font size
WorksheetsScientific Method & Graphing
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Data
Conclusion
No Horse Play
Observe a problem
This is the group that is affected by the variable or the group that is changed.
Control Group
Experimental Group
Changed Group
Cool Group
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into tables).
observations
conclusion
data
variables
hypothesis
How long you sleep affects your test score. Identify the dependent variable.
length of sleep
test score
What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which type of paper airplane goes farthest?
the type of paper
the distance of each plane's flight
how hard the plane is thrown
the person who made the paper plane
Jon set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.
who sets up the experiment
height of the ramp
mass of the ball
distance traveled by the ball
What is something on a graph that you have control over and isn't changed by any other variable?
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Controlled variable
Extraneous variable
Time such as minutes, days, and months will always be a(n) ________________ variable when graphing.
Controlled
Independent
Dependent
Extraneous
What type of variable is the "Price per Bushel (dollars)" in this graph?
Bar graph
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Controlled variable
What is a dependent variable?
A variable most often found on the x-axis
Dependent variables are only found on pie charts
The variable that changes because another variable changes
The variable the experimenter changes or manipulates
Ms. Ademski walked outside and noticed the air was dry, flowers were dying, and the temperature was increasing. She wrote her observations down in her notebook. What kind of data was she recording?
Examination Data
Laboratory Data
Qualitative Data
Quantitative Data
What kind of information might go on the X axis?
Independent Variable
Dependent Varaible
