Variables
Studying "Fake" things
Class Activities
In the Lab
100
This variable is the output or effect.
What is dependent variable?
100
This item seems like the real medicine/treatment, but does not contain anything to treat a condition or disease
What is a placebo?
100
In this activity, we learned that Dr. Goldberger traveled to the south and tested orphanages and prisons to determine that a certain disease was linked to nutrition.
What is video on Pellagra?
100
This rule should be followed when working with food during a science lab activity
What is never taste anything in science without the teacher telling you that you can first?
200
This variable, is the input or cause. This variable is manipulated.
What is an independent variable?
200
The purpose of this item is to see if a medicine/treatment is safe and effective.
What is a clinical trial?
200
This problem solving strategy was used to "Save Fred"
What is guess and check?
200
This term describes results that can be measured or counted.
What is quantitative data?
300
This term is defined as something that can be changed and determines the outcome of an experiment.
What is a variable?
300
This occurs because your brain has expectations and therefore, your mind is controlling the output rather than the medicine or treatment.
What is the placebo effect?
300
This was discussed during a video in which one group was told to workout twice a week for two weeks and a separate group watched a video of working out. In the end, working out did not increase the person's strength compared to watching a video of someone working out.
What is placebo effect?
300
This is the part of the arm that is most sensitive to a 2-point sensor.
What is the fingers or fingertips?
400
In this passage, state what is the independent variable and the dependent variable: Mrs. Webster is interested in growing fruit. She has heard that fruit grows well in the shade. To test this, Mrs. Webster plans to plant some of the fruit in the shade while the rest will be planted in complete sunshine.
What is independent variable: sunshine/shade dependent variable: fruit growth
400
This is the independent variable of a clinical trial
What is the medicine or treatment?
400
This was the result of the taste test between the yellow and pink lemon drink.
What is the two drinks were the same? (And yes, they did taste horrible)
400
This is the reason for differences in measurements between people.
What is human variation?
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