SEPs
What SEP would be used in this situation:
A scientist collects water samples and runs labs to work to address the issue of water pollution in local ponds.
Planning and Carrying out Investigations
Which variable goes on the X axis
INdependent
The variable that is CONTROLLED
The variable that goes on X axis
Define Dependent variable and state what axis it goes on
The variable that results from the data collected.
The variable the DOES CHANGE and you have no control over
The variable on the Y axis
What is Ms B's turtles name?
Shells
Shelly
What SEP would be used in this situation:
A doctor shares findings of their research at a convention to inform other doctors in the field of new approaches to treatment.
Obtaining, Evaluating and Communicating Information
Which variable goes on the Y axis
Dependent
In this situation which is the Independent variable.
Mr. Church keeps track of how many kids jump up to hit the doorways every Friday for the month of October
Which is the dependent variable in this situation:
Ms Downes collects data on which teachers enforce dress code each day in October.
The number of teacher enforcing vs not enforcing
What is the difference between the Dependent and Independent variables? Provide an example.
Dependent - Data variable, does change variable
Independent - Controlled variable, Constant Variable.
What SEP would be used in this situation:
An engineer draws a new layout for a new buildings floor plan so that the builders have a clear representation of the build
Developing and Using Models
What are the tally marks on the X and Y axis called? What is one important rule about them?
Intervals, they need to be evenly spaced!
In this situation which is the independent variable.
The 8th grade ELA teachers keep track of how many pages each student reads on Monday, September 27th.
Students or Student names
which is the dependent variable in the situation below:
The 8th grade math teachers time how long it takes each class period to complete the warm on the day of Monday Septemeber 27th.
Time taken to do the warm up
What are 3 things that ALL graphs must have
Title
Labels (X&Y)
Intervals (X&Y)
0 at the origin
What SEP would be used in this situation:
A student in science class reviews the data tables and graphs that they created after the lab to write up their conclusion.
Analyzing and interpreting data
What are the two types of graphs we have created so far and which one REQUIRES a key.
Line and Bar.
Bar REQUIRES a key.
Which is the independent variable in the situation below:
Mr. Lee keeps track of how often the Football team wins in relation to how many hours he holds practice each week.
Hour practice was held for each week
Which is the dependent variable in the situation below:
Sam the service dog keeps track of how many students pet him for being a good boy on Monday - Friday of the 4th week of school.
Where does X & Y go on a graph?
Where does the dependent and independent variables go on a graph?
DRAW AND LABEL IT ALL
X - down at the bottom
X = Independent
Y - on the left standing tall
Y = Dependent
Name 1 SEP and an example of when you would use this SEP in science class.
Ms B approves...
What graph would be used in this situation?
Ms B collects temperature at 8 am and 11 am each day for one week.
Line graph
Which is the independent variable in the situation below?
Mr. Ward keeps track of how many schedule change requests he gets for the different classes offered to 8th-grade students.
Classes offered to 8th grade students
Which is the dependent variable in the situation below:
Ms B measures how tall her bamboo is each Friday during the school year.
Height of the bamboo
Set up the X & Y axis and variables on a graph for the situation listed below. Decide if it is a line or bar graph.
Ms B collects information on how fast students transition between each class period, each day of the school year.
Bar graph
X Label: days of the year
X intervals: dates of school
Y Label: time to transition
Y intervals: 0mins to 10 mins
6 BARS for each date of the school year.