Scientific Method Experiment Sheet

Name: ____________________________________

Date: _______________________

Purpose or Problem – What is your experiment about? or What

question are you trying to answer? (Example: Does water and oil mix
together?)

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Hypothesis (Educated Guess) – What do you think is going to

happen?

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Procedure - What are you doing in the experiment?

Step-by-step

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Materials - What materials are you using?

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Results - What happened during the Experiment?

Draw a picture or pictures of what happened:

Conclusion – What happened in the experiment and was your

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hypothesis (guess) correct?

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 Steps of the Scientific Method

Scientist: _____________________________________ Date: ______________

Title/Problem – Question or observation that causes you to perform the experiment:

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Hypothesis – From what you have learned and your own observation, what do you think is
going to happen?
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Materials used for Experiment:
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Procedure - What are the steps in conducting the experiment – in order?
1. _____________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________________

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Results - What happened during the Experiment? Show results of experiment in a chart or
pictures

Conclusion - What happened at the end of the Experiment?

Was your hypothesis correct?
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Is there anything you would change if you conducted a future experiment?

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