Independent or Dependent
This variable is changed on purpose by the researcher.
What is the independent variable?
This part of an experiment does not change.
What is the control?
This is a carefully worded sentence you’re trying to answer.
What is the scientific question?
Archie’s two main love interests.
Who are Betty and Veronica?
Number of Beatles members.
What is four?
This variable is measured during the experiment.
What is the dependent variable?
A variable that stays the same to compare results fairly.
What is a controlled variables?
This step involves making a testable prediction.
What is a hypothesis?
This character is known for his appetite and crown-shaped hat.
Who is Jughead?
The Beatles were famously from this English city.
What is Liverpool?
In the question “How does light affect plant growth?”, this is the independent variable.
What is light?
This protects against flukes and builds confidence in results.
What is repeating tests (repetition)?
You use this step to gather background knowledge before designing the experiment.
What is research?
The town where Archie and his friends live.
What is Riverdale?
He was known as the “Quiet Beatle.”
Who is George Harrison?
In the hypothesis “If more salt is added, then plant growth will decrease,” identify the dependent variable.
What is plant growth?
In a well-designed experiment, only this variable should change.
What is the independent variable?
The person who designs and conducts the experiment.
Who is the researcher?
Rich and snobby character who sometimes dates Veronica.
Who is Reggie Mantle?
This 1967 album features psychedelic colors and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
What is Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?
Format your hypothesis in this way to help remember which variable is which.
What is “If X, then Y”?
These two groups are used in large experiments. One gets treatment, one doesn’t.
What are the experimental and control groups?
These are the four steps of a scientific investigation.
What are question, hypothesis, test, and conclusion?
This long-running comic inspired a darker CW series in 2017.
What is Riverdale (the show)?
The Beatles’ final live performance was famously on this location.
What is a rooftop (Apple Corps building)?