Independent Variables
Independent Variables go on the _____ axis.
X-axis
The dependent variable is the ____________ variable.
results.
What's a collision
When two objects hit each other
What did we use for the ramp in our latest experiment?
The ruler
Where do we get pencils?
By signing our name on the board
In our first experiment, amount of force was an independent variable. Where did we have to write that?
Below the X-axis.
Dependent Variables are recorded on the ____ axis.
Y
Deform can also be referred to as____________.
Shape Change
What two independent variables did we test for in our recent experiment?
Speed and Mass
What is the time limit for the bathroom?
4 minutes
In how many scientific experiments do we write the Independent Variable on the X-axis?
All of them!
In our first experiment, amount of force had an effect on ____________.
The height of the coffee stirrers deforming.
If an object goes beyond its elastic limit, it likely has gone past its ___________.
Breaking point
When a straight line connects all the data points in close approximation (almost does it perfectly) we call it:
A line of best fit
Keep your hands and feet
To yourself!
Independent variable is the _________ variable.
change
Speed had an effect on____.
The amount of force.
If an object has NOT gone beyond its breaking point, it has stayed within its __________.
Elastic limit
What were three constants of our first experiment?
Coffee Stirrers overlap
Pull of the force gauge in the middle
Height of the TCI books
When I stand at a table and read my table's response, it is called a:
show and share!
X
Mass had an effect on ____________.
The amount of force.
What do we call the max force in a collision?
Peak force
What was added to the cart to increase mass?
Washers
What do we call the questions we ask at the beginning of the unit, and why they're important?
The Driving Question Board--so we can answer them!