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Identifying Variables in Experiments

The document is a worksheet designed for students to identify independent, dependent, and control variables in various experiments. It includes nine different scenarios involving plants, fish, cleaning experiments, and juggling soccer balls, prompting students to fill in the variables for each. The worksheet aims to enhance understanding of experimental design and variable identification.

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Identifying Variables in Experiments

The document is a worksheet designed for students to identify independent, dependent, and control variables in various experiments. It includes nine different scenarios involving plants, fish, cleaning experiments, and juggling soccer balls, prompting students to fill in the variables for each. The worksheet aims to enhance understanding of experimental design and variable identification.

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Name: _______________________ Period:_________ Date: ______________________

Identifying Variables Worksheet

Directions: For the following experiments identify the three variables for each experiment, the
Independent Variable, the Dependent Variable and the Control Variable.

Remember: Time is frequently used as the independent variable. The dependent variable will
change over time (this “change” is what the researcher measures/records). Control variables are
kept the same.

1) Different rose bushes are grown in a greenhouse for two months. The number of flowers on
each bush is counted at the end of the experiment.
a. Independent Variable _________________________________________________________
b. Dependent Variable __________________________________________________________
c. Control Variable _____________________________________________________________

2) You water three sunflower plants with salt water. Each plant receives a different concentration of salt
solutions. A fourth plant receives pure water. After a two- week period, the height is measured.
a. Independent Variable _________________________________________________________
b. Dependent Variable __________________________________________________________
c. Control Variable _____________________________________________________________

3) Three redwood trees are kept at different humidity levels inside a greenhouse for 12 weeks. One tree is
left outside in normal conditions. Height of the tree is measured once a week.
a. Independent Variable _________________________________________________________
b. Dependent Variable __________________________________________________________
c. Control Variable _____________________________________________________________

4) Pea plant clones are giving different amounts of water for a three-week period. pea plant receives 400
milliliters a day. The second pea plant receives 200 milliliters a day. The third pea plant receives 100
milliliters a day. The fourth pea plant does not receive any extra water; the plant only receives natural
ways of receiving water. The height of pea plants is recorded daily.
a. Independent Variable _________________________________________________________
b. Dependent Variable __________________________________________________________
c. Control Variable _____________________________________________________________

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5) One tank of goldfish is fed the normal amount of food once a day, a second tank is fed twice a day, and
a third tank four times a day during a six week study. The fish’s weight is recorded daily.
a. Independent Variable _________________________________________________________
b. Dependent Variable __________________________________________________________
c. Control Variable _____________________________________________________________
6) You decide to clean the bathroom. You notice that the shower is covered in a strange green slime. You
decide to try to get rid of this slime by adding lemonade juice. You spray half of the shower with lemonade
juice and spray the other half of the shower with water. After 3 days of spraying equal amounts 3 times a
day, there is no change in the appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower.
a. Independent Variable _________________________________________________________
b. Dependent Variable __________________________________________________________
c. Control Variable _____________________________________________________________

7) You decide to clean your bedroom. You notice that your floor is covered with clothes. You decide to try
to get rid of the clothes by throwing the clothes into the air. You throw clothes from a 1/3 of the room into
the closet and a second 1/3 of the room straight up in the air. The last 1/3 of the room you leave the
clothes on the floor. After 30 minutes of "cleaning", the floor of the room is now visible.
a. Independent Variable _________________________________________________________
b. Dependent Variable __________________________________________________________
c. Control Variable _____________________________________________________________

8) You want to test which size of soccer (football) ball is easiest to juggle with your feet. You test a size 3,
size 4 and a size 5 ball. You count the seconds the ball stays in the air for each of the trials. You allow
yourself to use both of your feet, knees, and head to juggle the ball.
a. Independent Variable _________________________________________________________
b. Dependent Variable __________________________________________________________
c. Control Variable _____________________________________________________________

9) In the space below, design an experiment and identify the independent, dependent and control
variables.

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The experiment uses the size of the soccer ball (size 3, 4, or 5) as the Independent Variable. The amount of time each ball remains in the air during juggling trials is the Dependent Variable. Control Variables include the individual skills allowed in juggling (feet, knees, head) and the condition of the trial area .

The feeding frequency acts as the Independent Variable, varying from once to four times daily. The goldfish's weightis the Dependent Variable being measured daily. The environmental conditions like the tank environment serve as the Control Variable .

The experiment involves the Independent Variable of the amount of water given to each pea plant. The Dependent Variable is the resulting height of the pea plants recorded daily. Control Variables include the type of plant, the time period of three weeks, and environmental conditions .

To design this experiment, the Independent Variable would be the lighting condition (intensity or color spectrum of light). The Dependent Variable could be the plant growth rate or biomass accumulation. Control Variables would include soil type, water amount, ambient temperature, and plant species. Data would be collected over a specified period to assess growth differences .

The key variables involved in this experiment are the Independent Variable, which is the type of rose bushes being grown; the Dependent Variable, which is the number of flowers each rose bush produces; and the Control Variable, which are the environmental conditions such as light, temperature, and soil type inside the greenhouse .

The Independent Variable in this experiment is the humidity level in the greenhouse. The Dependent Variable is the growth or height of the redwood trees, measured weekly. The Control Variable includes the duration of growth period and type of tree (redwood).

The Independent Variable in this scenario is the different methods used to deal with the clothes (throwing them into a closet vs. throwing them in the air vs. leaving them on the floor). The Dependent Variable is the visibility of the floor after 30 minutes, and the Control Variables include the room's conditions and cleaning duration .

In this experiment, the Independent Variable is the concentration of the salt solutions used to water the sunflower plants. The Dependent Variable is the resulting height of the sunflower plants after the two-week period. The Control Variable is the type of plant (sunflower) and the condition under which the fourth plant is watered with pure water .

The Independent Variable is the cleaning solution used (lemonade juice vs. water). The Dependent Variable is the presence or amount of green slime after treatment. The Control Variable is the manner and frequency of spraying for three days. The experiment shows no change in slime presence, indicating no effectiveness of the lemonade juice .

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