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Identifying Variables

Identifying Variables. A variable is something that can change in a situation. What are the variables in the following statements?. The time it takes to run a kilometer depends on the amount of exercise a person gets. _______________________ _______________________. time to run a kilometer.

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Identifying Variables

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  1. Identifying Variables

  2. A variable is something that can change in a situation. What are the variables in the following statements?

  3. The time it takes to run a kilometer depends on the amount of exercise a person gets. _______________________ _______________________ time to run a kilometer amount of exercise

  4. The higher the temperature of water, the faster the egg will cook. _______________________ _______________________ temperature of water time needed for egg to cook

  5. An investigation was done to see if keeping the lights on for different amounts of time each day affected the number of chicken eggs layed. _______________________________ _______________________________ hours (amount) of light number of eggs

  6. Grass will grow taller if it is watered evenly and is fertilized. _______________________ _______________________ height of grass, amount of water and amount of fertilizer

  7. If a variable is deliberately changed in a situation, it is called ______________________________________________ manipulated variable independent variable

  8. What variable is being manipulated in the following situations?

  9. The amount of pollution produced by cars was measured for cars using gasoline containing different amounts of lead? _______________________ amount of lead in gasoline

  10. Lemon trees receiving the most water produced the largest lemons. _______________________ amount of water

  11. The amount of algae growth in lakes seems to be directly related to the number of sacks of phosphorous fertilizer sold by local merchants. _______________________ # of sacks of phosphate fertilizer sold

  12. An investigation was performed to see if corn seeds would sprout at different times depending on the temperature of the water in which they were placed. _______________________ temperature of water

  13. The variable that may change as a result of the manipulation is called the ______________________________________________ responding variable dependent variable

  14. Identify the manipulated (independent) variable & the responding (dependent) variable in the following situations.

  15. More bushels of potatoes will be produced if the soil is fertilized more. MV (IV) ______________ RV (DV)______________ amount of fertilizer # of bushels of potatoes

  16. 5 groups of rats are fed identical diets except for the amount of Vitamin A that they receive. Each group gets a different amount. After 3 weeks on the diet, the rats are weighed to see if their weight has changed. MV (IV) ______________ RV (DV)______________ amount of Vitamin A weight of rats

  17. An experiment was done with 6 groups of children to see if scores on their weekly spelling tests were affected by the number of minutes of spelling practice that they had each day. MV (IV) ______________ RV (DV)______________ minutes of spelling practice score on spelling test

  18. Students in a science class carried out an investigation in which a flashlight was pointed at a screen. They wished to find out if the distance from the light to the screen had any effect on the size of the illuminated area. MV (IV) ______________ RV (DV)______________ distance from light to screen size of illuminated area

  19. The State Agriculture Dept. has been counting the number of foxes in Brown County. Will the # of foxes have any effect on the rabbit population? MV (IV) ______________ RV (DV)______________ # of foxes # of rabbits

  20. A study was done with white rats to see if the number of offspring born dead was affected by the number of minutes of exposure to X-rays by the mother rats. MV (IV) ______________ RV (DV)______________ minutes of exposure to X-rays # of offspring born dead

  21. Now! Let’s put the data from the variables into a table and learn how to graph the data.

  22. Usually the manipulated variable (independent variable) is written on the left, but not always.

  23. The independent variable is always graphed on the X-axis

  24. Y-axis X-axis X-axis

  25. DEPENDENT RESPONDING AXIS DRY X-axis

  26. MANIPULATED INDEPENDENT AXIS MIX X-axis

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