Scientific Method Review

An educated guess that seeks to answer a question that can be systematically tested.

• Experiment

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

The first step in the scientific method. Questions about something you want to study

• Hypothesis

• Observe/Ask Questions

• Conclusion

Summarize how your results support or contradict your original hypothesis.

• Observation/Ask Questions

• Conclusion

• Experiment

Share the results with others in a final report.

• Experiment

• Analyze Data

• Communicate results

Organize their data in tables, graphs, or diagrams and analyze them.

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Analyze Data

Test/Experiment whether your prediction is accurate and thus your hypothesis is supported or not.

• Observation/Ask Questions

• Analyze Data

• Experiment

Collect your measurements and analyze them to see if they support your hypothesis or not.

• Hypothesis

• Test hypothesis

• Communicate results

Supplies and equipment will you need to complete the experiment.

• Procedure

• Materials

• Dependent variable

The process to follow to complete the experiment.

• Materials

• Procedure

• Experiment