Title and Hypothesis

The title is the question or problem you are going to investigate.

o It is written as:
ƒ “The effect of _______ on _______.”
(IV) (DV)
o Examples:
ƒ The effect of the height of a ramp on how far a toy
car will roll.

The hypothesis is an educated guess about what causes something to

happen.
o It is usually written as “If _________, then _________.”

o Examples:
ƒ If you increase the height of a ramp, then a toy car
will roll farther.
ƒ If you increase the weight of a paper airplane, then it
will fly farther.

What would happen to room temperature water if the

temperature is decreased? Write a complete sentence.

Created by Tracy Foster & Sarah Alani, Brookfield ES, 2006

1) Write the Title of your experiment in the form of a question.

2) Fill in the blanks to complete your Hypothesis.

If the Jolly Rancher is ____________ flavor,

(IV)

then it will melt in _________ minutes.

(DV)

3) Record the results of your experiment below:

My ________ flavored Jolly Rancher melted in _______ minutes.

4) Using what you learned in this experiment, explain how a prediction

is different from a hypothesis.

5) Now, explain how a title and a hypothesis are related.

Answer Key

What would happen to room temperature water if the

temperature is decreased? Write a complete sentence.
Created by Tracy Foster & Sarah Alani, Brookfield ES, 2006
 Answers may vary. Possible answers include: If the
temperature of the water is decreased, then the water will
turn to ice.

1) Write the Title of your experiment in the form of a question.

The effect of the flavor of a Jolly Rancher on the number of minutes
it takes to melt.

2) Fill in the blanks to complete your Hypothesis.

If the Jolly Rancher is (Answers may vary) flavor,
then it will melt in (Answers may vary) minutes.

3) Record the results of your experiment below:

My (Answers may vary) flavored Jolly Rancher melted in (Answers
may vary) minutes.

4) Using what you learned in this experiment, explain how a prediction

is different from a hypothesis.
Answers may vary. Possible answers include: A prediction is a
random guess about what will happen. A hypothesis is a scientific
guess about what causes something to happen, and is based on
research and/or background knowledge.

5) Now, explain how a title and a hypothesis are related.

Answers may vary. Possible answers include: The title is asking the
investigative question you are seeking an answer for, and the
hypothesis is an educated guess to answer that question.

Created by Tracy Foster & Sarah Alani, Brookfield ES, 2006