Brainstorm

Things I could change or vary:

(Changed/manipulated variables independent variables)

Things I could measure or observe:

(Measured/responding variables dependent variables)

Choosing Variables
I will change (one Changed/manipulated variable):

I will measure/observe (one Measured/responding variable):

I will keep the same (Controlled variables):

Ask a Question
(Problem)
What is the effect of the ________________________
(Changed/manipulated variable)

on the ________________________________?
(Measured/responding variable)

OR
How does the ____________________________
(Changed/manipulated variable)

affect the ______________________________?

(Measured/responding variable)

Prediction
(Hypothesis)
As the _________________________________
(Changed/manipulated variable)

increases/decreases (choose one),

the ____________________________________
(Measured/responding variable)

will increase/decrease/stay the same (choose one),

because ________________________________
(You must support your prediction with a scientific
explanation. This is really what is being tested by the
experiment.)

Procedure
Drawing of experiment set up.

List of materials used.

Step by step procedure.

List the steps of the procedure you followed.
Describe how you setup your controlled variables.
Describe exactly what, how and when you recorded results

Table of Results
(Raw Data)
Measured/Responding Variable
RV Title
MV Title

Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

Average

Graph of Results
Y

__________________
(Title)

What I
Measured
(Responding
Variable)

What I changed
(Changed/manipulated variable)

Check for T.A.I.L.

Title (Need an appropriate title for the graph.)
Axes (Make sure you have the right variable on each axis.)
Intervals (Corner starts at zero, intervals need to be even.)
Labels (Label each axis with its own title.)

Conclusion
Intro - Start by explaining or summarizing your experiment.
Claim Write a statement about what you learned from your experiment.
What did you prove?
Evidence Share the data you collected and/or observed that supports
your claim.
Reasoning Explain the Science behind your claim. Why did you get the
results you got? Then explain why or how the data in your evidence supports
or proves that your claim is indeed correct.

We (explain or summarize what you did in your experiment)

My claim is

My evidence is

I think this happened because

My data supports my claim because