7th Final Fall 2023

You are managing a large lot of cattle. A pharmaceutical company wants you to try a new antibiotic to treat Shipping Fever in newly arrived cattle. The company claims that it is less expensive and more effective than the current antibiotic you are using. You will measure the temperature of the cattle to see whether or not it works. WHAT IS THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE (IV)?

• Type of cow

• Antibiotic

• No Antibiotic

• Temperature of Cattle

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NGSS.HS-PS1-5

You are managing a large lot of cattle. A pharmaceutical company wants you to try a new antibiotic to treat Shipping Fever in newly arrived cattle. The company claims that it is less expensive and more effective than the current antibiotic you are using. You will measure the temperature of the cattle to see whether or not it works. WHAT IS THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE (DV)?

• Type of cow

• Antibiotic

• No Antibiotic

• Temperature of Cattle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

You are managing a large lot of cattle. A pharmaceutical company wants you to try a new antibiotic to treat Shipping Fever in newly arrived cattle. The company claims that it is less expensive and more effective than the current antibiotic you are using. You will measure the temperature of the cattle to see whether or not it works. WHAT IS A CONTROLLED VARIABLE (CONSTANT)?

• Type of cow

• Antibiotic

• No Antibiotic

• Temperature of Cattle

You are managing a large lot of cattle. A pharmaceutical company wants you to try a new antibiotic to treat Shipping Fever in newly arrived cattle. The company claims that it is less expensive and more effective than the current antibiotic you are using. You will measure the temperature of the cattle to see whether or not it works. WHAT WOULD BE THE CONTROL GROUP, THE GROUP USED FOR COMPARISON?

• Type of cow

• Antibiotic

• No Antibiotic

• Temperature of Cattle

This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist.

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• constants

• control group

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  What is the dependent variable?

• heart rate
• type of exercise
• amount of exercise
• time of day exercise occurs

Minion is working in the Lab, what is he doing incorrectly?

• Nothing he looks prepared

• Put on gloves

• Ties back hair

• Wearing improper lab clothes

Minion is in the lab, what should he not be doing?

• Wearing goggles

• Wearing gloves

• Drinking in the lab

• Nothing, all behaviours are fine

These minions are working on a lab, what should they NOT be doing?

• wearing gloves

• wearing goggles

• Horse playing

• nothing

If you saw these minions in the lab, what would you say they are doing incorrectly?

• Nothing

• Eating in the lab

• Wearing goggles

• No hair tied back