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1. Independent Variable
2. Dependent Variable
3. Controlled variable

What you "make different" in an experiment

What I measure (observe) during an experiment

The "effect" in an experiment

Also called the manipulated variable

You design the experiment so that these do NOT change

Can only have one (1) of these in an experiment

Also called the responding variable

What I change in an experiment

What I keep the same in an experiment

The "cause" in an experiment

We need as many as possible of these during an experiment

What you record during an experiment