Energy Transfer and Temperature

Identify the INDEPENDENT variable:

How does the size of a faucet affect how much water flows through it in one minute?

• amount of water

• type of water

• size of faucet

• one minute

Identify the DEPENDENT variable:

If the mass of a paper airplane increases, then the distance it flies will decrease.

• distance it flies

• mass of paper airplane

• how it is built (design)

• materials it is made of

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Identify the INDEPENDENT variable:

Same type of plants, amount of light and water, different types of fertilizer. Which plant grows the most?

• kind of plants

• type of fertilizer

• amount of light

• same length of time

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Identify the DEPENDENT variable:

Increase the amount of exercise you do in 30 minutes and your heart rate will increase.

• amount of exercise

• 30 minutes

• your heart rate

• participant's health

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Identify the DEPENDENT variable:

How does increasing the temperature of tea affect how fast the sugar will dissolve?

• how fast it dissolves

• type of tea

• temperature

• type of sugar

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Identify the CONTROL variable:

The same amount of water in 3 types of soil and recorded how much soaked through.

• amount that soaked through

• amount of water

• 3 types of plants

• 3 types of soil

Identify the INDEPENDENT variable:

How will changing the size of the nail affect the strength of an electromagnet?

• same type of wire

• size of nail

• strength of electromagnet

• how many paperclips

Identify the DEPENDENT variable:

How does the angle of light affect the temperature of the surface?

• angle of the light

• source of light

• types of surface

• temperature of surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Identify the INDEPENDENT variable:

Effect of the amount of plant food added to pond water on the amount of algea?

• type of plant food

• amount of algea

• amount of plant food

• size of pond

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Identify the CONTROL variable:

Which produces higher grades on Science tests, studying with or without music on?

• what you're studying

• higher grades on Science tests

• study with music on

• studying with quiet conditions