1. Ask a Question What are we testing? Step 1

2. Step 2 Research your topic. Look at the past work of others to see if this problem has already been tested.

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4. Step 4 Test Your Hypothesis (do an experiment) Follow the experimental design. Make observations and collect data.

5. Parts of an Experiment Control – the part of the experiment that everything is compared to. Constants – the factors that stay the same in all set ups so you are only testing 1 thing. Variable – The one thing that is being tested by the person/scientist.

6. Step 5 Analyze your data Make charts and graphs that explain the collected data. Summarize observations.

7. Step 6 Conclusion Share what was learned by the experiment. State any potential improvements that could be made.