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