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