Conduct your Experiment & Take Photographs:
During experimentation take detailed notes on what you see and do.
Keep a research journal, including dates and times as needed.
Take photographs, not including faces, of your experiment and the results.
Make sure to change only one variable at a time in your experiment and start with a control experiment where nothing is changed.
Make sure you included at least 5 or more test subjects in the control and experimental groups.
Note any changes you make in your results.
Examine your Results:
When you complete your experiments examine and record your findings.
Use a chart, graph, table, etc. to record your results.
Did your experiment go as you planned and why or why not?
Was your experiment performed with the exact same steps each time?
Remember understanding unusual results is not a scientific failure, but an important lesson to learn.
Draw Conclusions:
Answer the following conclusions:
Which variables are important?
Did you collect enough data?
Did you need to conduct more experimentation?
Did you support your hypothesis? If your results did not, what happened? Remember an experiment is done to prove or disprove a hypothesis.