Variables

The independent variable shows…

• What is being measured

• What is being changed

• What is being kept the same

By the way, the independent variable is where on a table?

What about the dependent variable? What is it? Where is it on a table?

• What is being measured + right of the table

• What is being kept the same + not on the table

• What is being measured bottom of left of the table

Based on your knowledge from before, is this table correct?

• Yes

• No

1 student is doing an experiment based around what is whether the amount of water added to a plant affect its growth. Select 3 examples of control variables. There are technically more than 3, but only select 3.

• Type of soil

• Salt added

• Type of plant

• Humidity

• Amount of sunlight

Using the above text, select the independent variable and the dependent variable.

• 3 cm of magnesium ribbon

• The flask

• Volume of acid

• The reaction of magnesium to acid

Is the independent variable on the side of a graph?

• Yes

• No

Based on the format of the table, would it work if we switched the layout of the table?

• Yes

• No

• Depends on the information included.

what is 10x10

• 100

• 300

how many different variables are there in an experiment

• 5

• 3

• 2

• 4