Scientific Method '22

Compare your results and hypothesis. Decide if your hypothesis is right/supported or wrong/refuted. Explain that result.

Factor in an experiment that a scientist purposely changes; the cause "I change it." The "If" statement

Always in the form of a question, the question we are trying to answer by doing the experiment

Factor in an experiment that changes (measured); the effect The "Then" statement

Part of experiment that does NOT contain the independent variable; all conditions are kept normal; used as a comparison

Change one thing when you test your hypothesis.Keep everything else the same. Controlled experiment has ONE such aspect.

Organize into charts, tables, drawings and diagrams. You can better decide what the information means.Information.

An educated guess about the relationship between the two variables. If/Then statement. Never a question.

Test your hypothesis. You may need to do this step more than once to see if the results are the same each time.

A series of steps scientists use to answer questions and solve problems.