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