Definitions
This variable stays the same throughout the whole experiment
What is a controlled variable?
There are three types of ______.
What is variables?
If the ball is thrown over the roof then it will fall into the street and cause an accident because object cause accidents.
What is the independent variable?
Ball being thrown into the street
If I expose my plants to sunlight then my plants will grow because plants need sunlight for survival.
Dependent Variable: Amount of Sunlight
Not
Responds to the changing variable in an experiment
What is a dependent variable?
In an experiment, what a scientist measures or observes to see the effect is called the ___________.
What is dependent variable?
If athletes drink gatorade then their performance will increase because gatorade supplies energy to the body.
What is the dependent variable
Increase athletic performance
If scholars listen to trap music then they will act out more violently because trap music has violent lyrics
Dependent variable: Acting out violently
Dependent
This is the changing variable in an experiment
What is an independent variable?
In an experiment, what the scientist changes is called the _____________.
What is independent variable?
If I put more soap in my bathtub then more bubbles will form because soap causes forms bubbles in the presence of water.
What is the dependent and independent variable?
Dependent Variable: Bubbles forming in water
Independent Variable: Amount of soap.
If I drink redbull then I will be able to fly because redbull gives people wings.
Dependent Variable: Drinking redbull
Not
Whether they had an energy drink or not (in a "drinking energy drinks make people more aggressive" experiment)
What is independent?
This is a scientific procedure used to make a discovery
What is an experiment?
________ are kept the same throughout an experiment.
What is controlled variables?
If Capital Prep Scholars study for two hours everyday then their grades will increase because studying improves memory for test.
What is the Independent Variable and Dependent Variable?
Independent Variable: amount of time spent studying
Dependent Variable: Increase grades
The ball (in a "the farther a ball drops, the higher it will bounce" experiment)
What is controlled?
An element, feature, or factor in an experiment.
What is a variable?
In order to ensure a ____ test, there must be controlled variables.
What is fair?
Independent Variable: Amount of time spent practicing
Dependent Variable: Increased chance of winning a basketball game
What is the Hypothesis
If I spend more time practicing then my chances of winning basketball games will increase because practice makes perfect.
How tall the plant grows (in a "does the type of fertilizer affect how tall a plant grows" experiment)
What is not controlled?