This is the variable that you change when doing an experiment.
Independent Variable
100
Andy finds that it takes 84 winds to travel the entire length of his flight line. How many winds would you hypothesize it would take to travel half of the line?
42 winds
100
Name one of the independent variables that we tested with our paper rockets.
Either number of fins or length of rocket.
100
What is the title of a scientific graph?
Dependent Variable vs. Independent Variable
100
What day is the actual number date of Thanksgiving this year?
November 26th
200
These are the things that stay the same when you are doing an experiment.
Controls
200
Name 2 of the independent variables we tested when completing the plane experiments.
mass and number of rubber bands
200
What was the dependent variable that we were testing with all of our paper rocket experiments?
Distance!
200
What variable goes on the horizontal axis?
Independent Variable
200
Name 3 types of food that Mushu the bearded dragon eats.
crickets, superworms, kale, carrots
300
Joey is testing which type of bag can support the most weight, paper or plastic. What would be the IV and the DV?
IV: which bag (paper or plastic)
DV: how much weight it holds
300
What was the dependent variable that we tested when doing the plane experiments?
Distance!
300
Meghan wanted to test if the diameter of the body of the rocket would affect the distance that it traveled. Identify the IV, DV, and 3 controls.
IV: Diameter of body
DV: distance traveled
controls: length, blow strength, number of fins
300
What should the title be for this graph?
Time vs. Length
300
Name 3 colors of Dinos that we had in our Dino Lab.
orange, green, purple, blue, yellow
400
Question: How does the air pressure of a soccer ball affect how far it travels when kicked?
Identify the IV, DV, and 3 controls.
IV: air pressure
DV: how far it goes
Controls: same ball, same kicker, same kick strength, same surface to kick on, etc....
400
Name 3 things that you would want to keep the same with a paper rocket if you were testing if the number of fins affected the distance.
length of rocket, blow strength, type of paper, angle of launch, etc....
400
Here is a graph of a student's number of fins and distance data. For this student, which number of fins went the farthest? the least?
2 fins -- farthest
4 fins -- least
400
Name 2 things that this graph is missing.
Units for distance and a trendline.
400
Name 3 units of Science that we still have left to do this year!
Color and Light, Microscopes, Lego Robotics, Reproduction
500
Rachel is doing an experiment testing to see if caffeine affects people's heart rate. What would be 3 controls that she should have in her experiment?
same person, same way of giving them caffeine (ex. coffee or iced tea?), same time of day, same way to measure heart rate, etc...
500
This would be the title of the graph if a student was testing if the slope of the line affected the time it took to get to the end of the line?
Time vs. Slope of line
500
This would be the title of the graph if a student was testing if the length of the rocket affected the time it took to go 1 meter.
Time vs. Length
500
Write out all of the parts of the graph that "This Kitchen Usually Serves Very Hot Pizza Toppings" stands for!