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