The Scientific Method:A process used to find answers to questions?

Step 3-Form a Hypothesis

The educated guess. Its what you think will happen in your experiments. A hypothesis is always based on your research.

Experiment 4-Dependent Variable

The part of the experiment that changes in response to the change to the independent variable. The dependant variable is always graphed on the y-axis of a graph.

Experiment 3-Independent Variable

The part of the experiment that you change to see how it affects the dependent variable. The independent variable is always graphed on the x-axis of a graph.

Step 6-Conclusion

This is a sumary of your results. State whether or not your hypothesis is correct. What practical application does your project have and/or describe a possible expression. Identify any and all possible errors. What could you do differently to improve your project?

Step 5-Result/Data

This is the information that you gather from your experiment. Quantitive Data is recorded on charts, tables, and graphs and is the most necessary. Qualitative Data includes illustrations and photographs. Sources must be included with with photographs.

Step 4-Procedure/Experiment

This is where you design your experiment. The experiment is the testing of your hypothesis. This step must be numbered and put in list form.

Experiment 5-Control

Use it for comparing. The neutral one.

Experiments 2-Inferring

What can you imply (or infer) from what you observe.

Step 1-Identify the Problem

What do you want to know? Problems are always written in the form of a question.

Experiment 6- Sample Size

Good experiments have large sample sizes to increase the accuracy of results.

Step 2-Research the Problem

Learn what has been done before. Resources include books, scientific journals, periodicals, magazines, interviews, internet, and encylopedias. Never plagarize.

Materials List

Make a numbered list of everything you use to conduct your experiments.

Experiment 1-Observations

Record what happens in the experiment (what you see). Keep a log book or journal of everything you do and see, including errors.

Experiment 7-Repitition

Repeating experiments serveral times insure against experimental error and increase the size of results.