Steps of Scientific Method
Vocabulary Part 1
Vocabulary Part 2
What Goes Where?
CER Writing
100

What is the first step of the scientific method?

What is Ask a Question

100

The question or problem you are trying to answer.

What is the Purpose

100

Using your senses to gather information. This can include measurements.

What is Observations

100

The step in which you come up with a question or problem to answer.

What is Ask a Question

100

What does C stand for in CER Writing?

What is Claim

200

What is the second step of the scientific method?

What is Form a Hypothesis

200

A controlled process by which scientists try to solve problems.

What is the Scientific Method/

200

When you look at the data (observations/measurements from the experiment) to see if there are patterns

What is Analysis

200

The step where you actually run the tests.

What is Run an Experiment

200

What does E stand for in CER Writing

What is Evidence

300

What is the Third Step of the Scientific Method?

What is Run an Experiment and Test Hypothesis

300

Uses the analysis to determine if the hypothesis was supported or not.

What is the Conclusion.

300

The factor, or thing, you are testing.

What is variable.

300

The step of the scientific method where you would create a graph or table.

What is Organize and Analyze the Data

300

What does R stand for in CER writing?

What is Reasoning

400

What is the fourth step of the Scientific Method?

What is Organize the Data and Analyze the Results?

400

An educated guess (answer to your problem)

What is Hypothesis

400

The factor being measured (changed) in an experiment.

What is Independent Variable

400

The step in which a scientist would use the CER writing framework

What is Communicate/Share Results

400

The part of CER writing in which you provide the answer the question

What is Claim

500

What are the fifth and sixth steps of the scientific method?

What is Draw Conclusions and Communicate/Share Results.

500

A controlled procedure designed to test your hypothesis.

What is an experiment?

500

The outcome or result of the changed factor.

What is Dependent Variable

500

The step in which you create a summary that explains if your hypothesis was right or wrong

What is Conclusion

500

The part of CER writing where you explain how the evidence you provided answers the question.

What is Reasoning?