Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Introduction to Functions
Input numbers into the function machine and explore independent and dependent variables.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scientific Method
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describe how the Renaissance period in history changed the approach to science. Identify the steps of the scientific method. Differentiate between the independent...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lessons: Advanced Fire
Lesson plan to help students understand independent and dependent variables through a fire probability simulation.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Control and Variable Groups: Lesson 3
This lesson will explain the difference between a control group and variable groups, when using the scientific method. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Control and Variable Groups."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Control and Variable Groups: Lesson 4
This lesson will explain the difference between a control group and variable groups, when using the scientific method. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Control and Variable Groups."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Control and Variable Groups: Lesson 1
This lesson will explain the difference between a control group and variable groups, when using the scientific method. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Control and Variable Groups."
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Relations and Functions
A function is a relation that assigns exactly one value of the dependent variable to each value of the independent variable. When a function is graphed, a vertical line can pass through the graph and touch only one point.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti Navigator System Cropland Value Grows
Students will create a scatter plot for the data in the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Cropland value grows," and identify the independent and dependent variables for the data. The students will find the rate of change for the data and label this...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Box It Up
Students take a numerical and tabular look at finding the maximum value of an open box constructed by folding a rectangular sheet of material with cutout square corners. They also understand the concepts of independent and dependent...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today More Students Apply Early
In this activity students will explore scatterplots and independent and dependent variables. Students will find the mean value of the number of students applying under the early decision plan.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti Navigator System: More Students Apply Early
Using the USA TODAY Infograph, "More students apply early," students will explore scatter plots and independent and dependent variables. Students will determine a best-fit regression model for the real-life data set and then use the...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Domain and Range
This StudyCard stack uses real-world contexts to teach the concepts of independent and dependent variables, and then domain and range. It includes practical examples at the end.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Forces and Graphing
This activity can be used to explore forces acting on an object, to practice graphing experimental data, and/or to introduce the algebra concepts of slope and intercept of a line. A wooden 2x4 beam is set on top of two scales. Students...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dependent and Independent Variables
In this exercise, students practice identifying dependent and independent variables. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Identify Dependent & Independent Variables
Practice figuring out if a variable is dependent or independent. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Mint Mobiles
Students design, build and test model race cars made from simple materials (lifesaver-shaped candies, plastic drinking straws, Popsicle sticks, index cards, tape) as a way to explore independent, dependent and control variables. They...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Experimental Design
Given investigation scenarios and lab procedures, students will identify independent variables, dependent variables, constants, and control groups.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Linear Correlation Tutorial
Use examples to determine and explain the linear correlation of independent and dependent variables.
Vassar College
Vassar College: Multiple Regression
This is an interactive site allowing the student to input data (one dependent and three independent variables) and then letting the computer calculate the regression between these multiple forces.
US Department of Education
National Center for Education Statistics: Create a Graph Tutorial
This tutorial walks students through how to create different types of graphs using the Create a Graph tool available on the website. Covers bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, area graphs, scatter plots, and dependent and independent...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Cars: Engineering for Efficiency
Students learn how the aerodynamics and rolling resistance of a car affect its energy efficiency through designing and constructing model cars out of simple materials. As the little cars are raced down a tilted track (powered by gravity)...
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Research Methods: Experimentation in Scientific Research
An explanation of scientific research using variables and controls.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Functions and Their Graphs
[Free Registration/Login Required] Functions can be specified in a number of ways. Students concentrate on functions given by equations involving independent and dependent variables and begin to recognize the different forms to find the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Science Experiments
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the scientific experimental design.