1. Controlled Experiment
CW:
Warm Up:
Controlled Experiment Notes
Paper Basketball
Exit Ticket
HW:
1) None
Warm Up:
What does a controlled experiment mean?

2. Variables Notes

3. Variables Variables A. Something in the experiment that will change.
Vari means to change.
B. To make an investigation scientific you have to have an independent variable and a dependent variable

4. Independent Variables
A. The variable that is purposefully changed (scientist will change)
B. Can have only ONE in an investigation
Examples: amount of water, time, mass, temperature

5. Dependent Variable Dependent Variable
A. The variable that changes in response to the independent variable (usually measured in an investigation)
Examples: time it takes to evaporate, bounce height of the ball, distance traveled

6. Controls Control for an Experiment
A. Control – the normal conditions for the experiment that everything will be compared back to

7. Constant Constants/ Controlled variables
A. Things that are kept the same throughout the entire investigation
Examples: same location, same temperature, same conditions

8. Paper Basketball

9. Scenario
Mr. Sutphin wants to know how the type of paper affects his chances of making a basket.
IV:
This is my independent variable because…
DV:
This is my dependent variable because…

10. What do you predict will happen?
I predict that when you _____________, then _____________ because.

11. Data Collection
In your notebook, organize your data in a data table.

12. Variable Exit Ticket
Mr. Sutphin wants to know how time of day affects how far he can go on a run.
IV: ___________
DV:___________
Constant: ______