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Identify variables

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Middle school students develop a core scientific practice by learning to identify independent, dependent, and controlled variables in experimental setups. Teachers can use this worksheet during a science practices unit or as pre-lab preparation to help students design and evaluate investigations more rigorously. Clear understanding of variables is the cornerstone of valid experimental reasoning at every level of science education.

Science
Scientific & Engineering Practices
Middle School
Worksheets
Ages 11–14
hard

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish between independent, dependent, and controlled variables in an investigation
  • Identify variables in a given experimental scenario and explain their roles
  • Apply knowledge of variables to evaluate or improve an experimental design

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