Step 7
Hypothesis
Scientific knowledge
Step 2
Scientific Evidence
Step 5
Step 3
Dependent Variable (Responding)
Controlled Variable
Step 4
Step 6
Step 1
Independent Variable (Manipulated)
Write a Conclusion & Communicate Results
Variable that is measured in an experiment (the effect)
Data from an experiment
The variable that is kept the same in an experiment
Analyze the Results (Draw Conclusions)
Based on many thousands of experiments using the scientific method
Ask a Question & Do Research
Make observations about the environment
If/Then (Cause/Effect) statement that answers the question before an experiment
Variable that is changed in an experiment (the cause)
Test your conclusion
Make a hypothesis (1st claim)
Experiment / Procedure