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