4. Repeatedly measure something: What will be measured? _________________ How will it be measured? ________________ -AND/OR- Count the number of times something happens: When should the counting occur? _________________ How often? ________________ -AND/OR- Make a list of observations and then categorize them later: What will you be looking for during the observations? _________________ -AND/OR- Survey people to get opinions: Who will be surveyed? _________________ What will you ask them about? _________________ T ally the data Note the calculations that will need to be performed on the data to make sense of it. E stablish the kind of information you will need to answer the question If you plan to … T arget a question Ask a question that you hope your experiment or research will provide an answer to S et a plan for collecting the data Note the steps you will follow from the beginning to the end of your experiment S how the results Decide how the data will be visually displayed What happens to __________________ when __________________is added or subtracted from __________________? What do __________________ know or think about __________________? How well does __________________ work when trying to __________________? How did __________________ change over __________________ amount of time? What are the parts of __________________? How does __________________ change when __________________? What is the difference between __________________ and __________________? Complete one of these questions or write a different question here Sum numbers in each category? Subtract numbers from different categories to determine difference? Compute averages, means, or percentages? Other calculations? Tables show numerical differences Line Graphs show changes over time Bar graphs show differences in quantities Pie charts show differences in percentages Fertilizer NO YES Beans 1.5 3.0 Peas 2.021.2 Corn 714.2 Growth per week A B C 33% 25% 42%

5. We observed this … This is about how we came to understand … The observations led us to this hypothesis … So then we tested the hypothesis by … Results of the tests led us to conclude that … Specific observationsDetails of hypothesisTesting procedureDetails of conclusion