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