Matching Pairs Ordering - Steps of the Sci MethodOnline version Matching the steps by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Dependent Variable (Responding) 2 Scientific evidence 3 Step 2 4 Step 1 5 Step 3 6 Step 5 7 Hypothesis 8 Step 7 9 Independent Variable (Manipulated) 10 Scientific knowledge 11 Step 6 12 Controlled Variable 13 Step 4 Ask a question AND do research about the topic is this step of the scientific method Make observations about the natural world is this step of the scientific method Procedure/Experiment: Design and perform an experiment to test your hypothesis is this step of the scientific method Based on many thousands of experiments Analyze the Results is this step of the scientific method Variable that is changed in an experiment (the cause) Test your Conclusion is this step of the scientific method Make a hypothesis (1st claim) is this step of the scientific method Data from an experiment The variable that is kept the same in an experiment If/Then (Cause/Effect) statement that answers the question before an experiment Variable that is measured in an experiment (the effect) Write a Conclusion & Report your Findings is this step of the scientific method