The Scientific Method

Step 1. Observation (Question/Research) What do you want to know or explain? Quantitative=measure Qualitative=describe

Step2 Hypothesis (prediction) If (MV/IV), then (RV/DV), **because.

Manipulating Variable -Changed on Purpose (If…) Responding Variable - Observed/measured to see the affect of change (Then…)

Step3 Materials Everything you need to perform experiment. ***Must be LIST***

Step 4 Procedure S -Set Up M - Measure (and record) R -Repeat Steps C - Calculate results Must be in a numbered LIST!

Step 5 Data Collection Make an organized CHART or TABLE GRAPH it (if possible) BAR graph descriptive data LINE graph continuous data

Step 6 Conclusion A nswer the investigative question (re-write hypothesis) B e descriptive, high/low data, with difference C onnect data to hypothesis (use key words)