1. Scientific Method

2. Question or Problem
Something you observed and want to figure out why it happened or what will happen if you make a change

3. Research Information
Gather information to understand the problem and make a hypothesis

4. Hypothesis
What you think will happen in your experiment and why
Based on background knowledge and research

5. A fair test of your hypothesis Identify variables
Experiment
A fair test of your hypothesis
Identify variables
independent
dependent
controls/constants

6. Analyze Data
Organize information into charts and graphs
Make sense of the data you collected

7. Conclusion
Did you prove or disprove your hypothesis
Report your findings/results