Natural Sciences: The scientific method


In Natural Sciences and Technology, you get to be a scientist! The process that scientists follow to conduct experiments is called the scientific method. Use this worksheet to follow the scientific method for your experiments.


Aim Why am I doing this experiment?


_____________________________________________________________________________ Hypothesis


What do I think the results of this experiment will be?


_____________________________________________________________________________ Materials


What do I need to conduct this experiment? _________________________________________ _________________________________________


Method


How will I conduct this experiment? Step 1 ______________________________________________________________________ Step 2 _____________________________________________________________________ Step 3 _____________________________________________________________________ Step 4 _____________________________________________________________________ Step 5 _____________________________________________________________________


Results and conclusions


What are the results of my experiment? _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Was my hypothesis correct?


Yes Discussion How can the results of my experiment be used?


____________________________________________________________________________ What other questions does my investigation raise?


____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________


No


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