Scientific Method
Grade 8
, Identify Variables
The dependent variable is the thing that you want to measu
investigate.
The independent variable is a factor (or factors) that you co
or change in your experiment. It will have an effect on the
dependent variable.
We call the variables we keep constant fixed variables, or
controlled variables.
Grade 8
, Identify Variables
The dependent variable is the thing that you want to measu
investigate.
The independent variable is a factor (or factors) that you co
or change in your experiment. It will have an effect on the
dependent variable.
We call the variables we keep constant fixed variables, or
controlled variables.
