Steps of Scientific Method
What is the first step of the scientific method?
What is Ask a Question
The question or problem you are trying to answer.
What is the Purpose
Using your senses to gather information. This can include measurements.
What is Observations
The step in which you come up with a question or problem to answer.
What is Ask a Question
What does C stand for in CER Writing?
What is Claim
What is the second step of the scientific method?
What is Form a Hypothesis
A controlled process by which scientists try to solve problems.
What is the Scientific Method/
When you look at the data (observations/measurements from the experiment) to see if there are patterns
What is Analysis
The step where you actually run the tests.
What is Run an Experiment
What does E stand for in CER Writing
What is Evidence
What is the Third Step of the Scientific Method?
What is Run an Experiment and Test Hypothesis
Uses the analysis to determine if the hypothesis was supported or not.
What is the Conclusion.
The factor, or thing, you are testing.
What is variable.
The step of the scientific method where you would create a graph or table.
What is Organize and Analyze the Data
What does R stand for in CER writing?
What is Reasoning
What is the fourth step of the Scientific Method?
What is Organize the Data and Analyze the Results?
An educated guess (answer to your problem)
What is Hypothesis
The factor being measured (changed) in an experiment.
What is Independent Variable
The step in which a scientist would use the CER writing framework
What is Communicate/Share Results
The part of CER writing in which you provide the answer the question
What is Claim
What are the fifth and sixth steps of the scientific method?
What is Draw Conclusions and Communicate/Share Results.
A controlled procedure designed to test your hypothesis.
What is an experiment?
The outcome or result of the changed factor.
What is Dependent Variable
The step in which you create a summary that explains if your hypothesis was right or wrong
What is Conclusion
The part of CER writing where you explain how the evidence you provided answers the question.
What is Reasoning?