Purpose/Question
Ask a question.
Research
Conduct background research. Write down your sources so you can cite your references.
Hypothesis
Propose a hypothesis. This is a sort of educated guess about what you expect. (see examples)
Experiment
Design and perform an experiment to test your hypothesis. An experiment has an independent and dependent variable. You change or control the independent variable and record the effect it has on the dependent variable.
Data/Analysis
Record observations and analyze what the data means. Often, you'll prepare a table or graph of the data.
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