Help identify independent variable, DV and Constant

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lauren1234
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Project Question: I need to know the Independent variable, dependent variable and the constant in the shimmy shimmy soda pop experiment please!
Project Due Date: 4/27/2014
Project Status: I am finished with my experiment and analyzing the data

Help identify independent variable, DV and Constant

Post by lauren1234 »

I am working on the "Shimmy Shimmy Soda Pop" experiment and need to label my variables. I think the Sugar is the Independent Variable, the Citric Acid is the Constant and the Baking Soda is the DV. Can you confirm this?

Thank you!!
lauren1234
Posts: 2
Joined: Mon Apr 28, 2014 12:06 pm
Occupation: Teacher
Project Question: I need to know the Independent variable, dependent variable and the constant in the shimmy shimmy soda pop experiment please!
Project Due Date: 4/27/2014
Project Status: I am finished with my experiment and analyzing the data

Re: Help identify independent variable, DV and Constant

Post by lauren1234 »

Do you need more information to help me answer this question? I think the DV is the baking soda because it depends on the Constant of the Citric acid (always added 1/4 tsp.) to make the solution. Then, I think the IV is the Sugar because it is independent of the baking soda and citric acid part of the experiment. Please let me know if that makes sense.
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