Drag the item to its corresponding category. Dependent, independent, or control variable.
Marble Smoothness
Marble Mass
Marble Speed
Marble Distance
Ramp Height
Ramp Length
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Control Variable
Using the graph above, identify the item to its corresponding category by dragging. Dependent, independent, or control variable.
Amount of Sunlight
Bean Plant Growth
Height of Plants
Type of Fertilzer
Amount of Soil
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Control Variables
Two kids decide to test if drinking cafeine increases their heart rate and blood pressure. They both test their resting heart rate, and drink a caffeinate beverage, then remeasure their heart rates an hour later.
Type of Beverage
Cafeined Drink
Blood Pressure
Heart Rate
Excersize
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Control Variables
Addie and Elyse were playing basketball after school. They noticed that one of their basketballs had lower air pressure compared to the other. They decided to do an experiment to test if the amount of air pressure in the basketball would affect their free throw shooting percentage.
Free Throw Shooting Percentage
Size of the basketball
The music they were listening to while shooting
Height of the basket
Basket Ball Air Pressure
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Control Variables
Logan and Josh were testing how bitter people would taste a type of hard candy. They noticed that older people tasted the candy differently than younger people. They decided to test if a person's age affects how bitter they taste a Warhead candy.
Age of the taster
What they had to drink before the test
Bitterness of the candy
What they had to eat before the test
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Control Variables