Step 7
Scientific Evidence
Hypothesis
Dependent Variable (Responding)
Independent Variable (Manipulated)
Controlled Variable
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Scientific knowledge
Step 6
Step 1
Step 5
Write a Conclusion & Communicate Results
Data from an experiment
If/Then (Cause/Effect) statement that answers the question before an experiment
The variable that is kept the same in an experiment
Test your conclusion
Make observations about the environment
Ask a Question & Do Research
Variable that is measured in an experiment (the effect)
Analyze the Results (Draw Conclusions)
Experiment / Procedure
Variable that is changed in an experiment (the cause)
Make a hypothesis (1st claim)
Based on many thousands of experiments using the scientific method
