1. 9/21- 7th Grade Agenda
Learning Objective: Learn the difference between manipulated and responding variable.
Classwork: Chap 1 Study Guide
Textbook Reading: p
HW: Reading & Note Taking p.27 – 28
Reminder: Chap 1 Test on 10/1

2. Daily Reflection
Prompt: What is a manipulated variable? What is the problem if there is more than one manipulated variable in an experiment?

3. What is the difference between Manipulated Variable and Responding Variable?
Manipulated Variable: Type of water that you give to plants
Responding Variable: Height of the plant

4. Manipulated Variable (Also known as Independent Variable)
The one variable that is purposely cha______ in an experiment is called the manipulated variable.
nged

5. Responding Variable (Also known as Dependent Variable)
The factor that may change in resp_____ to the manipulated variable is called the responding variable
onse

6. What is the manipulated variable and responding variable?
When I lower the light the crickets chirp louder

7. What is the manipulated variable and responding variable?
Plants exposed to rock & roll music grow taller than plants not exposed to music

8. What is the manipulated variable and responding variable?
students who have eaten breakfast score higher on tests than students who have not eaten breakfast.

9. Control Sugar Water Water
A control is part of the experiment to which you can compare the results of the other tests. In the control, the conditions are the s____ except for the manipulated variable.
ame
Sugar Water
Water

10. Operational Definition
Operational definition is a statement that describes how to mea_____ a variable or define a term. For example, in the cricket experiment, what sound will count as a single chirp?
sure

11. Big Ideas in Life Science Diverse (Different) but Similar
How is a mushroom and a frog different?
How is a mushroom and a frog similar?

12. Big Ideas in Life Science Changes over time
How has man changed over time?

13. Big Ideas in Life Science Complementary Structure and Function
Why are the eyes of these animals different?

15. What are the characteristics of living things?

16. Characteristics of Living Things
1. All living things have a c________ organization
ellular

17. Characteristics of Living Things
2. All living things contain similar ch________
emistry

18. Characteristics of Living Things
3. All living things use E________
nergy

19. Characteristics of Living Things
4. All living things G______ and De__________
row
velop

20. Characteristics of Living Things
5. All living things res_________ to their surroundings
pond

21. Characteristics of Living Things
6. All living things rep_________
roduce