Experiment Plan

Research question:

What will happen to … if I …

 

Independent Variable:                                  Controlled Variables

	The one variable I will change to test:		List the variables that must stay the same:

 

Dependent Variables:

What I will measure:

 

Trials:

Procedures:                                                 Scientific Diagram:

	Step by step procedures to follow. Start by listing the materials you will need		What the experiment will look like (2 sketches showing what you changed)

 

Hypothesis: What I predict will happen and why. (Use if, then, because)

If I… then … because…

 

My Results:

Quantitative Observations (Data Table & Graph)

 

Qualitative Observations (What did you see happen in the experiment?)

 

My Conclusions: (Write in paragraph form, don’t just answer the questions)

1)      Introduction sentence. Does the data support or reject your hypothesis? Ex: My data supports my hypothesis… Ex: My data rejects my hypothesis 2)    Make a claim. What did you change and what was the result? Ex: When I changed ______, ______ happened… 3)    Evidence. What data (numerical evidence) supports or rejects your claim? Ex: The following data supports my hypothesis… Ex: The car with a mass of 10 grams went 2m/s, the car with a mass of 20g went 4m/s. 4)    Reasoning. What are some possible scientific reasons to explain why your experiment turned out the way it did. Ex: The reason ______ happened is because _______...

 

1)      Introduction sentence. Do your results make sense to you? Why or why not?   2)    Sources of error. Are there any sources of error? Do these errors affect your experiment in a big way or very little? - Don’t say nothing, think about this and provide a response. 3)    Did any other questions come about after doing this experiment? What other things struck your curiosity? - Don’t say nothing, think about this and provide a response. 4)    If you were to do the experiment again, what changes would you make and why? - Don’t say nothing, think about this and provide a response.

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