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Bob has 30 pots. He wants to see which one will cook pasta the fastest. He will use the same amount of heat. Some of them are big, some are small. Some are colorful others not. What is the IV?
The pot used
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Miles measures the amount of sleep people get depending on if they have coffee or not. What is the IV?
If they have coffee or not
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Molly wanted to see who could solve a word search the fastest. She used a variety of people of all ages. What is the IV?
The person solving the word search
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Lila used 4 different types of plants and put them under the same amount of light and gave them the same amount of water. She wanted to see which would grow to be 12 inches high first. What is the IV?
The type of plant
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Sam measured how fast he runs depending of the color of the shirt he wears. What is the IV?
color of shirt
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Bob has 30 pots. He wants to see which one will cook pasta the fastest. He will use the same amount of heat. Some of them are big, some are small. Some are colorful others not. What is the DV?
The time is takes for the pasta to cook
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Miles measures the amount of sleep people get depending on if they have coffee or not. What is the DV?
the amount of time slept
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Molly wanted to see who could solve a word search the fastest. She used a variety of people of all ages. What is the DV?
The time is takes for the person to solve the puzzle.
200
Lila used 4 different types of plants and put them under the same amount of light and gave them the same amount of water. She wanted to see which would grow to be 12 inches high first. What is the DV?
the first plant to reach 12 inches in hight
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Sam measured how fast he runs depending of the color of the shirt he wears. What is the DV?
how fast he runs
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Bob has 30 pots. He wants to see which one will cook pasta the fastest. He will use the same amount of heat. Some of them are big, some are small. Some are colorful others not. What is the CV?
The heat source, the temp. out side the pot, how cooked the pasta is (ex. al dente) the type of water used, the location, the amount of pasta, amount of water, the temp. of the flame.
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Miles measures the amount of sleep people get depending on if they have coffee or not. What is the CV?
The bed, the lighting, the temp in the room, the condition of the people (sick, exercised a lot... ect.) the room, the noises, the type of coffee, the amount of coffee, the ingredients in it (milk, sugar)
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Molly wanted to see who could solve a word search the fastest. She used a variety of people of all ages. What is the CV?
The word search, how tired they are, their mood, the temp, the room it is solved in
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Lila used 4 different types of plants and put them under the same amount of light and gave them the same amount of water. She wanted to see which would grow to be 12 inches high first. What is the CV?
The environment, the thing it grows in, the type of water, the color of the light
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Sam measured how fast he runs depending of the color of the shirt he wears. What is the CV?
his shorts, time of day, how tired he already is, the temp., the terrain, the length
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What does IV stand for?
Independent Variable
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What does DV stand for?
Dependent Variable
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What does CV stand for?
Control Variable
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Danny is measuring the amount of time it takes to undress on different people. What is the IV?
Person undressing
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Danny is measuring the amount of time it takes to undress on different people. What is the CV?
The clothes, the lighting, how tired they already are, the time of day, the timer
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What does the independent variable asking you to find?
What is changing?
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What is the DV asking you to find?
What is being measured?
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What is the CV asking you to find?
What stays the same?
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Danny is measuring the amount of time it takes to undress on different people. What is the DV?
The time it take for the person to undress
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Amanda is trying to find out how fast a person can pour water from one bucket to another using different people. What is the IV?
The person