1. I NDEPENDENT VS. D EPENDENT

2. D EPENDENT & I NDEPENDENT V ARIABLES P. 64 Cause Before Input What you do Effect After Output What happens Independent VariableDependent Variables

3. D EPENDENT & I NDEPENDENT V ARIABLES CONTINUED The dependent variable depends on the independent variable.

4. D EPENDENT I NDEPENDENT Cell phone bill How far you can drive Your 9 week grade How much money you earn Cost of a speeding ticket Minutes used The amount of gas you have The number of assignments you completed The hours you work How many miles you went over the speed limit

5. D EPENDENT I NDEPENDENT Time it takes to drive somewhere Result of a football game How much air conditioning you use Total calories and fat Opportunities for high-paying jobs How fast you drive Who scores more points Temperature Number of fast food burgers How much education you have

6. M INI P OSTER A SSIGNMENT o Think of an example of a dependent and independent variable. o Include 2 pictures (one for each variable) o Title o Labels for dependent and independent variables o Caption: “______________ depends on _______________”

7. Y OUR C ELL P HONE B ILL ! Nooo! Blah, blah, blah Your cell phone bill depends on how many minutes you use. Independent Variable Dependent Variable Cell Bill Jflajfj Fdsjfl;f Jflajfj Fdsjfl;f $800 2 hours 4 hours 16 hours 256 hours