Step 2
Step 6
Scientific evidence
Scientific knowledge
Independent Variable (Manipulated)
Hypothesis
Step 5
Step 7
Controlled Variable
Dependent Variable (Responding)
Step 1
Step 3
Step 4
If/Then (Cause/Effect) statement that answers the question before an experiment
Variable that is measured in an experiment (the effect)
Make observations about the natural world is this step of the scientific method
Write a Conclusion & Report your Findings is this step of the scientific method
Based on many thousands of experiments
The variable that is kept the same in an experiment
Data from an experiment
Make a hypothesis (1st claim) is this step of the scientific method
Test your Conclusion is this step of the scientific method
Analyze the Results is this step of the scientific method
Procedure/Experiment: Design and perform an experiment to test your hypothesis is this step of the scientific method
Ask a question AND do research about the topic is this step of the scientific method
Variable that is changed in an experiment (the cause)