Parts of an Experiment

Question 1

Independent Variable

Answer 1

What can be changed for different groups (ex. water or gatorade)

Question 2

Dependent Variable

Answer 2

What is measured in an experiment (ex. height, time)

Question 3

Control

Answer 3

What the experiment is being compared to, most like the normal (ex. water)

Question 4

Constant

Answer 4

What is kept the same between all the experiment groups (ex. location, time, volume)

Question 5

Experiment group

Answer 5

What the experiment is being compared to, furthest from the normal