Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
1
Process Skills – Variable Notes
Quarter 1
2
Process Skills – Variable Notes
A factor or condition that can change during an event or investigation Three Types: Independent, Dependent, & Constant
3
Process Skills – Variable Notes
Independent Variable A factor that is under investigation and is intentionally changed during an experiment Sometimes called the manipulated variable
4
Process Skills – Variable Notes
Dependent Variable A factor that might be affected by a change in the independent variable Sometimes called the responding variable
5
Process Skills – Variable Notes
Constant Variable A factor or factors that are intentionally kept the same during an experiment Sometimes called the controlled variable
6
Process Skills – Variable Notes
Example A student wants to see how the slope of a hill affects the speed of an object going down the hill. Independent Variable: Slope of the hill Dependent Variable: Speed of the object Constant Variable: Object, Distance the object is to travel, Same type of hill (pavement/grass/etc.)
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.