Drag the item to its corresponding category. Dependent, independent, or control variable.
Marble Speed
Ramp Height
Ramp Length
Marble Smoothness
Marble Mass
Marble Distance
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Control Variable
Using the graph above, identify the item to its corresponding category by dragging. Dependent, independent, or control variable.
Type of Fertilzer
Amount of Sunlight
Height of Plants
Amount of Soil
Bean Plant Growth
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.
Cafeined Drink
Type of Beverage
Blood Pressure
Excersize
Heart Rate
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
Height of the basket
Basket Ball Air Pressure
The music they were listening to while shooting
Size of the basketball
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.
Bitterness of the candy
What they had to eat before the test
What they had to drink before the test
Age of the taster
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Control Variables