WorksheetsScientific Methods Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
Sarika wants to find out what type of soil plants grow best in. What is the independent variable?
Type of Soil
Height of Plants
Amount of Sunlight
Amount of Water
Sarkia wants to find out what type of soil plants grow best in. Identify the dependent variable
Type of Soil
Plant Height
Amount of sunlight
Amount of Water
Sarika wants to find out what type of soil plants grow best in. Identify a controlled variable.
Type of Soil
Plant Height
Amount of Sunlight
Amount of Water
Makenzie is testing the lung capacity of many different people. She will compare the lung capacities of adults and teenagers. If you created a graph for this, what would go on the x-axis?
Lung Capacity
Age
Amount of Exercise
Write a valid hypothesis for the following experiment:
Sakira wants to find out what type of soil plants grow best in.
Makenzie is testing he lung capacity of many different people. She will compare the lung capacities of adults and teenagers.
The title of a graph for this experiment could be: The effect of ___________ on ____________
(a)
List 4 characteristics of a good graph (what do graphs need?).
What does extrapolation mean?
To create a graph
To make a prediction using graph
To run an experiment
To make a sandwich
Extrapolate from this graph: At 9 months old, what would the mass of a baby badger be?
When you make a graph, what variable goes on the y-axis?
Independent variable
Dependent Variable
Controlled Variable
Graph Title
