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1.Your name, grade, & room
number.
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2. Write your
"Problem": What am I trying to...
Hint: Write a question that
you think you will be able to answer with an
experiment you can do.
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3. "Hypothesis":
What is my guess about what I will find
out?
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Hints: There is nothing wrong
with guessing wrong. A good hypothesis might
include the reason why you are making your
guess.
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4. "Procedure": In a
step by step way, tell how you will answer the
question you asked in part 2.
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Hints: Many scientists list
and describe the materials they will need to do
their experiment before writing these steps. Write
sentences that are so clear that someone else could
follow the same steps to repeat your
experiment.
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5. "Results": What
my experiment shows (use charts, graphs, and
tables):
Hint: The graph on the right was done in
ClarisWorks with a spreadsheet. Many word
processing suites will make great graphs, though
for elementary school students, making a graph by
hand is a good learning experience. (This graph
contains "made up" information. Who knows how long
it takes for these seeds to sprout!)
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6. "Conclusion": The conclusion relates
to the hypothesis. You should decide if you came up with
conclusive evidence to prove yourself either correct or
incorrect. There is nothing wrong with saying that you have
not come up with clear enough results to prove of disprove
your hypothesis.
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