1 Return to Dutch oven. 2  In a small bowl, stir 1/2 cup water into flour. 3  Stir into pan juices. 4  Cook, stirring, on medium heat until thickened, then 1 minute more. 5  Season to taste. 6  Serve with pot roast. 7  For oven cooking: After browning meat and adding liquid mixture to pan, bake, covered, for 1 hour at 325 degrees. Trim fat from meat. 2  Brown meat on all sides in hot oil in a 4- to 6-quart Dutch oven. 3  Drain fat. 4  Mix 3/4 cup water, Worcestershire sauce, bouillon, basil and salt and pepper to taste. 5  Pour over roast. 6  Bring to boil. 7  Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 1 hour.
An independent variable is a variable believed to affect the dependent variable. This is the variable that you, the researcher, will manipulate to see if it makes the dependent variable change. In our example of hungry people throwing a ball, our independent variable is how long it's been since they've eaten.
Independent Variables are changes that occur in an experiment that are directly caused by the experimenter (you.) Dependent Variables are changes that occur due to independent variables. A Controlled Variable is anything else that could influence the dependent variables.