Graphing & the Scientific Method

Excel Graphing Name:

Graphing & The Scientific Method

Take out your laptop and make graphs using your spreadsheet program and the scenarios below. Scenario 1 (Time vs. Heat)

1) What is the independent variable? ** 2) What is the dependent variable? ** 3) Which of the 4 types of graphs were made (direct, indirect, parabolic or exponential)? ** 4) What is a possible scenario for the graph above involving the sun? **

For Situations 2-4, Use the same directions as above but substitute the data for Time and Heat. Information in the left-hand column will be placed in column A and information in the right hand column will be placed in column B. The title of the graph is in parentheses ( ) at the top of each chart.

Scenario 2 (Time vs. Heat)

1) What is the independent variable? ** 2) What is the dependent variable? ** 3) Which of the 4 types of graphs were made (direct, indirect, parabolic or exponential)? ** 4) What is a possible scenario for the graph above involving the sun & pavement? **

Scenario 3 (Time vs. Human Population)

1) What is the independent variable? ** 2) What is the dependent variable? ** 3) Which of the 4 types of graphs were made (direct, indirect, parabolic or exponential)? ** 4) What is a possible scenario for the graph above involving the human population over the years? **

Scenario 4 (Depth vs. Temperature C)

1) What is the independent variable? ** 2) What is the dependent variable? ** 3) Which of the 4 types of graphs were made (direct, indirect, parabolic or exponential)? ** 4) What is a possible scenario for the graph above involving the temperature & ocean depth? **

Scenario 5 (Time of Day vs. Water Level)

1) What is the independent variable? ** 2) What is the dependent variable? ** 3) Which of the 4 types of graphs were made (direct, indirect, parabolic or exponential)? ** 4) What is a possible scenario for the graph above involving the time of day and water level at the beach? **