Scientific Method Planner Worksheets

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Use this planning worksheet to help students understand the scientific method when conducing experiments, investigations or research. Scientific method:

Question: Do some background research, what do you wonder about?

Hypothesis: A simple statement about what you think might happen. Sometimes it helps to put your statement in the for of: If………………....then…………...?

Experiment or Research: Conduct the experiment or do the research. Write a brief statement about it.

Data: What data will you be capturing? Notes? Photos? Graphs? Briefly explain what data you will have.

Observations: What do you expect to observe? What barriers might there be? Briefly explain them.

Conclusion: How will you communicate your findings?