Kelly has an idea that a marble would travel at a faster speed if it is placed at a higher starting position on a ramp. This discussion leads to the following scientific question. What happens to marble speed when the ramp height is raised or lowered?
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Question 1
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Drag the item to its corresponding category. Dependent, independent, or control variable.
Ramp Length
Marble Smoothness
Marble Distance
Marble Speed
Question 2
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Using the graph above, identify the item to its corresponding category by dragging. Dependent, independent, or control variable.
Height of Plants
Amount of Sunlight
Type of Fertilzer
Bean Plant Growth
Amount of Soil
Question 3
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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.
Blood Pressure
Excersize
Cafeined Drink
Heart Rate
Type of Beverage
Question 4
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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.
Basket Ball Air Pressure
Size of the basketball
Free Throw Shooting Percentage
Height of the basket
The music they were listening to while shooting
Question 5
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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.