Types
of
Variables
Movie
1
.
A
____________________
experiment
is
a
scientific
test
in
which
all
conditions
are
kept
____________________
except
for
the
____________________
being
tested
.
2
.
The
____________________
variable
is
the
thing
you
are
testing
in
an
experiment
.
It
also
called
the
____________________
variable
.
3
.
The
____________________
variable
is
the
thing
you
are
observing
or
measuring
(
data
)
.
It
is
also
called
the
____________________
variable
.
EXAMPLE
1
:
IF
STUDENTS
STUDY
15
MINUTES
/
NIGHT
,
THEN
THEY
WILL
HAVE
HIGHER
TEST
GRADES
THAN
THOSE
WHO
DO
NOT
STUDY
Independent
=
____________________
____________________
Dependent
=
____________________
____________________
EXAMPLE
2
:
IF
PEOPLE
WHO
HAVE
HEADACHES
TAKE
ASPIRIN
.
THEN
THEY
WILL
GET
RELIEF
FASTER
THAN
THOSE
WHO
DO
NOT
TAKE
ASPIRIN
Independent
=
taking
an
____________________
Dependent
=
time
to
____________________
____________________
EXAMPLE
3
:
IF
A
BRAND
NAME
LIGHT
BULB
IS
LEFT
ON
,
THEN
IT
WILL
BURN
LONGER
THAN
A
BARGAIN
BRAND
.
Independent
=
brand
name
____________________
____________________
Dependent
=
____________________
light
bulb
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