Variables
Pendulums
Catapults
American Indians
Explorers
100
This variable goes on the x-axis.
What is the independent variable?
100
Something that starts at one place, goes and returns to its starting place.
What is a cycle?
100
This varible caused the marshmellow to travel the farthest distance.
What is a 40 degree angle?
100
This is how groups adjust to variables in their environment.
What is adapt?
100
A faster sea route from Europe to Aisa through North America.
What is the Northwest Passage?
200
This variable goes on the y-axis.
What is the dependent variable?
200
This pendulum has fewer swings in 15 seconds.
What is a long pendulum?
200
This variable caused the marshmellow to travelk the greatest height.
What is a zero degree angle?
200
This is how people live, for example, what they eat, what they wear, and what their homes are like.
What is culture?
200
Claiming new lands, spreading disease, new information for maps.
What are the impacts of exploration?
300
We don't know this variable; we have to to find out.
What is the dependent variable?
300
This pendulum has more swings in 15 seconds.
What is a short pendulum?
300
This variable did not help the marshmellow fo far or high.
What are pennies?
300
What is the movement of people from one place in the world to another.
What is migration?
300
Finding gold, spreading Christianity and finding new trade routes.
What are some of the motives for exploration?
400
We know this variable; can change it.
What is the independent variable?
400
The cord hanging from the screen is an example of this.
What is a pendulum?
400
Something from nature that is useful to people.
What is a natural resource?
400
Lands across the Atlantic Ocean that the Europeans set out to explore.
What is the New World?
500
He was a French Nobleman who discovered the Mississippi.
Who is La Salle?
500
Name the company that sponsered several explores in order to find faster routes for trading spices and other goods.
What is the Dutch India Company?
500
Name one of the two explorers born in Italy but whose expeditions where sponsored by other countries.
Who is (Cabot or Columbus)?
500
Name the explorer who explored Florida looking for the fountain of youth.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
500
The young boy from the story Encounter went here when he doubted that the strangers had friendly motives and he rememberd his dream.
What is his zemi?
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