The ________ ________ is a series of steps that

are used to __________ a natural occurrence.

• Form a __________or__________• Form a ___________• Develop a ___________ or _________

for testing the hypothesis• Record your results, __________, and

____________• Draw __________• _____________ Results

Step # 1 - Question

• Develop a ____________or _____________that can be solved through an __________.• This will need to include a

__________(Why are we doing this experiment?)

Step # 2 - Hypothesis• An ____________ guess• A possible ____________

or answer to the question/problem.• Is ___________.• Constructed in “If”……

“then”…… pattern.

EXAMPLES

• ____I sleep at least 8 hours a night, ____ my grades will improve.

• _____ a plant is given fertilizer, _____ it will grow taller than a plant that is not given fertilizer.

Step #3 - Materials

• List all __________ that are needed to complete the ______________.

Step # 4 – Plan/Procedure• Scientists perform a _____________

experiment to test their_____________.• To do this, you have to have a step

by step plan or____________.• Scientists need to be ____________.• Scientists also need to be ______ when performing experiments.

Step # 5 – Results/Data• This is the time when

you__________, using your __________. • Scientists always _________

_________ what they are observing. • Sometimes an experiment

must be ___________.• Include tables, charts, graphs

if needed.

Step # 6 – ConclusionsWhat have I learned?

• Include a statement that either _________ or __________with your hypothesis.• Do not get discouraged if it

disagreed with your hypothesis. That is how we learn!!

Communicate/ Next Steps and New Questions

• Tell others what you found out.• Write down any other

questions that were not answered in your experiment.• Write down any other steps

that you might take to have those questions answered.

IMPORTANT TERMS

• __________: all the factors we __________the ________during an experiment

• __________: the factors or materials that we may __________• during an experiment