The Scientific Method and Variables

After asking a specific question, do background ______ to find out more.

It is okay for your hypothesis to be wrong.

Analyzing results means that you carefully review your ___ and try to make sense of it.

What is the purpose of an experiment?

A __ is a detailed plan explaining how the experiment will be carried out, step by step.

The recorded measurements taken during an experiment are called ____.

Scientists use the ___when conducting an experiment by following steps that test a hypothesis.

When doing an experiment, you should only have one _____ for the test to be fair.

After completing all trials and collecting the data, you will need to ___ the results.

Every experiment begins with a specific ______ or problem.

When writing the procedure be sure to include a complete list of ____ that must be gathered.

______ are the things you keep the same in an experiment. They are also known as constants.

The ____ is what you are trying to measure in the experiment.

After the experiment, you should ____ the results with others so they can learn from your work.

Scientists try to answer questions by gathering___, or proof, to support their findings.

As you test your hypothesis, you need to collect ____ that can later be analyzed.

A _____ is an educated guess stating what you think the results of your experiment will be.

After analyzing the data, you need to form a ___. It will state the outcome of the experiment.