Scientific Method

A systematic process used for scientific investigation, involving observation, hypothesis formation, experimentation, and conclusion.

An educated guess or prediction about the outcome of an experiment.

The variable that is changed or controlled in an experiment to test its effects on the dependent variable.

The variable that is measured in an experiment; it responds to changes in the independent variable.

A group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Make an observation.

Conducting an experiment.

To analyze the results and draw conclusions based on evidence.

A summary of the results of an experiment, stating whether the hypothesis was supported or not.

To ensure that the experiment is organized, systematic, and that all necessary steps are followed.