Scientific Method

record data and analyze the outcome of the experiment

• results
• conclusion
• control
• data
• dependent variable

an If-Then statement that makes a prediction about the outcome

• hypothesis
• conclusion
• control
• data
• dependent variable

the information gathered from observations

• data
• conclusion
• control
• dependent variable
• experiment

supplies and equipment used in the experiment

• materials
• conclusion
• control
• data
• dependent variable

step-by-step description of how the hypothesis was tested

• procedure
• conclusion
• control
• data
• dependent variable

what is measured as a result of a change

• dependent variable
• conclusion
• control
• data
• experiment

the question that needs to be answered

• purpose
• conclusion
• control
• data
• dependent variable

the group that is not changed or modified

• control
• conclusion
• data
• dependent variable
• experiment

determining what is already known

• research
• conclusion
• control
• data
• dependent variable

the factor that is deliberately changed in the experiment

• independent variable
• conclusion
• control
• data
• dependent variable