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Variables and Hypotheses

The document provides a detailed explanation of independent, dependent, and constant variables, along with a structured format for writing hypotheses. It includes multiple problem statements where users are prompted to identify these variables and formulate hypotheses based on given scenarios. The document serves as a guide for understanding experimental design and hypothesis formulation.

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Variables and Hypotheses

The document provides a detailed explanation of independent, dependent, and constant variables, along with a structured format for writing hypotheses. It includes multiple problem statements where users are prompted to identify these variables and formulate hypotheses based on given scenarios. The document serves as a guide for understanding experimental design and hypothesis formulation.

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Identifying Variables and Writing Hypotheses

Explain the following terms in your own words:

Independent Variable (IV) ____________________________________________________________


__________________________________________________________________________________
Dependent Variable (DV) _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Control or Constant Variables __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

For each of the following problem statements, identify the IV, DV, and constants. Then
write a hypothesis. Remember the following format:
If…(IV goes here), Then…(DV goes here), Because…

1. How does studying with music affect student test scores?


Independent Variable: __________________________________________
Dependant Variable: __________________________________________
Constants: __________________________________________
Hypothesis:_____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

2. How does the use of an organized binder affect the amount of homework a student
turns in?
Independent Variable: __________________________________________
Dependant Variable: __________________________________________
Constants: __________________________________________
Hypothesis: _____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
3. How does temperature affect a football players performance?
Independent Variable: __________________________________________
Dependant Variable: __________________________________________
Constants: __________________________________________
Hypothesis: _____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

4. How does sunlight affect plant growth?


Independent Variable: __________________________________________
Dependant Variable: __________________________________________
Constants: __________________________________________
Hypothesis: _____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

5. How does drinking juice before bed affect how many hours you sleep?
Independent Variable: __________________________________________
Dependant Variable: __________________________________________
Constants: __________________________________________
Hypothesis: _____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Identifying Variables and Writing Hypotheses

For each of the problems described below write down:


 The independent variable – what was changed.
 The dependent variable – what was measured.
 All the variables that should be controlled in order to make a fair test.
Provide at least 3

When writing a hypothesis, it is helpful to use the following format – If, then,
because
For example: If a student listens to classical music while studying then they
will perform better in the exam because classical music helps the student
focus on the information they are reading.

Read the paragraphs describing an experiment. Then, answer the questions


that follow.

1. Ms. Wagner loves to eat tomatoes. She wants to plant a garden and is trying to figure
out how to grow plants with more tomatoes. She plants three identical pots of tomato
plants and gives them different amounts of fertilizer. She keeps everything else the same
(the amount of water, the amount of soil, amount of sun the plants get). For one month,
she records how many tomatoes each plant produces.

Independent Variable: __________________________________________


Dependant Variable: __________________________________________
Constant Variables: ______________________________________________________________
Hypothesis: _________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

2. A dog owner wants to test how exercise affects how his dog sleeps. On day 1, he
exercises his dog for 2 hours and then records the amount of sleep the dog experiences
that evening. The next day he exercises the dog for 4 hours and records the amount of
sleep experienced by the dog and finally he records the amount of sleep with 6 hours of
exercise. He was careful to give his dog the same amount of food on the days he did the
experiment.

Independent Variable: __________________________________________


Dependant Variable: __________________________________________
Constant Variables: ______________________________________________________________
Hypothesis: _________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

3. Jacobie wanted to test the projectile motion of a pumpkin. He bought three orange
pumpkins and tested them all on the same day. The pumpkins had a mass of 5 kg, 10 kg
and 15 kg. He threw each pumpkin using the same technique and then measured the
distance they travelled.
Independent Variable: __________________________________________
Dependant Variable: __________________________________________
Constant Variables: ______________________________________________________________
Hypothesis: _________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

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