Dependent Variable
Dependent variable explained in an easy to understand way:
Imagine you're baking a cake and you're trying to achieve the perfect level of sweetness. Just like the final taste of the cake depends on the amount of sugar you add, in an experiment, the dependent variable is the factor you measure to see the effect of changes you made. The sweetness of the cake is like the dependent variable because it’s the outcome you assess after adjusting ingredients, just as the dependent variable reflects the results of manipulating other factors in an experiment.
Practice Version
Dependent Variable: The factor measured at the end of an experiment is called the dependent variable. In a Grade 5 science experiment, the dependent variable is what you measure to see how it changes because of what you did.