Name: _________________________________ Classroom: _________ Date: _________

Scientific Method
1. Problem: What question is the experiment trying to solve?

2. Background Research: Look for information about the

problem before the experiment is carried out.

3. Hypothesis: Predict what will happen in the experiment. Identify

the variables and controls.

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 4. Experiment: Materials and equipment used to conduct the
experiment. Step-by-step procedure to carry out the experiment.
Picture of the experiment.

5. Results: Record quantitative data and report qualitative

observations.

6. Conclusions: Summarize the results; state whether the

hypothesis was supported or not; suggest improvements.