1. A __________ for experiment success.
Scientific Method
A __________ for
experiment success.

2. What is the scientific method?
It is a simple method scientists use to conduct an _____________________.
It is a way to ________________ scientific questions by asking questions & conducting experiments.

3. I. Question/Problem Ask a question about something observed.
_______________?
How?
What?
Question to be __________________.
Must be about something measurable.

4. II. Hypothesis _______________ guess about how things work. Prediction
Use If, then statements
If ____ [I do this], then _____ [this will happen]
Focus on ________________variable only.

5. III. Experiment Tests your ___________________.
Is it accepted (right) or rejected (wrong) ?
Change only one __________at a time.
Use a control or ____________ group (A group that has nothing done to it. Standard used for comparison in an experiment.)
In order for results to be ___________, conduct several tests.

6. III. Experiment Record your data in a data table.
Numerical (________________) data organized in rows and columns
The specific ______________variables are listed
The number of ___________are listed
Blanks are left for the data (_____________ variable) to be filled in

7. III. Experiment Title: Describing the _________________ Trial
Variable 1
Variable 2
Variable 3 1 2 3 4 5
AVERAGE

8. IV. Data Analysis Simplify the data Graph Average (_____________)
Graph the data to look for ____________ & relationships.

9. V. Conclusion Summary of your ___________________.
After your experiment, analyze your data to see if your hypothesis was accepted or rejected.
If hypothesis is rejected, give possible _______________ for the difference between your hypothesis and the experimental results.