1. Purple Book pgs. 6-10 Blue Book pgs.44-46
The Scientific Method
Purple Book pgs. 6-10
Blue Book pgs.44-46

2. State a Problem -Asking a question about something you observe
-Using your 5 senses

3. Gathering Information
Research
-Internet
-Books (encyclopedia)
-Asking questions (experts)

4. Form a Hypothesis
Educated Guess
If….Then Statement

5. Writing Procedures
Gather all materials

6. Test the Hypothesis Trials - # of times an observation is made
Controls – factors held constant throughout experiment
Variables – factors that change during the experiment
1. Independent Variables – factors that YOU cause to change
2. Dependent Variables – factors that change because of changes in the independent variable

7. Data & Results

8. Conclusions Is Hypothesis correct?
Stated in a paragraph along with Results