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Thursday, 20 September 2018

Labelling New Zealand

Identifying Variables

Identifying Variables
A science experiment has three kinds of variables.
Independent variable – The factor that changes in an experiment
Dependent variable – What is being measured in an experiment
Control variable – The factor that remains constant in an experiment
Identify the three variables in the following scenarios


Two groups of fifth graders were tested to compare their speed solving long division problems. One group had calculators, the other didn’t.
What is the dependent variable?
Compare theirs Speed solving long division problems.              
What is the control variable?
Two groups of fifth graders
What is the independent variable?
One group Had Calculators And one Didn’t
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Students of different grades were given the same jigsaw puzzle to assemble. The time they took to assemble it was measured.
What is the dependent variable?
time they took to assemble it was measured.
____________________________________________________________ What is the independent variable?
Different Grades
____________________________________________________________ What is the control variable?
_______________________ the same jigsaw puzzle

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Match The terms

Match these scientific method terms with their definitions.


Experiment
A test done to check if a hypothesis is correct or not.
Data
The results of an experiment in the form of visuals like graphs, etc.
Research
Facts contained in reference sources that support the data in an experiment
Question
The problem that needs to be resolved through an experiment
Conclusion
The result of the experiment that states whether the hypothesis was correct or incorrect
Hypothesis
A possible answer to the problem/question


Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Posting a comment on a blog


Today in Cybersmar, we made videos on how to post a quality blog comment

Tuesday, 11 September 2018

Interland Certificate

Today In Cybersmart we played A game called Interland and at the end when we finished We got a certificate.