Control variable
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Kept the same
Changed by a scientsist in the experiment
Measured as a result of what the scientist changes in an experiment
A) Kayla is making a scrapbook. The scrapbook grows thicker as she adds more photos. Which of the variables is dependent? .
B) Shawna is going to hang up clean shirts in the closet. The number of empty hangers she has will depend on how many clean shirts there are. Which of the variables is dependent?
C) Vitamin could extend a person's life expectancy. The dependent variable is .
D) "Do tomatoes grow faster under fluorescent, incandescent, or natural light?"
What is the independent variable?
E) What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which type of paper airplane goes farthest?
F) Jon set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.
The controls are the things kept the same. What are kept the same in the experiment?
The variable is what we in an experiment. In this case the variable is
The specific name for the change in the amount of energy drink to one plant is called the
The dependent variable is..
To summarize...
The control group is where . The independent variable is and is changed. The dependent variable is after , as a response to the influence of the independent variable.