Matching Pairs Steps of the Sci Method-FlashOnline version Flashcards for the first few steps of the scientific method by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Independent (Manipulated) Variable 2 Step 2 of the Scientific Method 3 Scientific Method 4 Hypothesis needs what items 5 Dependent (Responding) Variable 6 Step 1 of the Scientific Method 7 Hypothesis definition 8 Procedure includes what items 9 Step 4 of the Scientific Method 10 Controlled Variable 11 Steps in an Experiment includes: 12 Step 3 of the Scientific Method 1. What materials to use & how to use them 2. What is being recorded and how we are recording it What we make different in an experiment (the cause) What we keep the same in an experiment Make observations about the natural world What we measure in an experiment (the effect) Ask a question AND research information surrounding that question A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem through experimentation Written in cause/effect (If...then...) Write a hypothesis (1st claim) 1. Materials needed during an experiment 2. variables 3. steps/directions Come up with a procedure (experiment) to test your hypothesis An explanation done before an experiment that is testable through an experiment.