An experimental control is a test that lacks the experimental variable. Was one of the solutions prepared in this lab a control? If so, which one? ____
In our experiment, you controlled one of the factors. Which one (temperature or NaCl concentration) was it? ___
This factor was the independent variable; it was controlled by you, the experimenter. The other variable was a consequence of changes you made. This is the dependent variable. It was a consequence of changes in the independent variable.
What factor (temperature or NaCl concentration) was the dependent variable? _____