🔬 Part 1: Ordering the Steps

Instructions: Number the steps of the scientific method in the correct order (1-6).

1. Put these scientific method steps in order:

_____ Analyze data and draw conclusions

_____ Ask a question

_____ Conduct the experiment

_____ Form a hypothesis

_____ Make observations

_____ Design an experiment

2. Which step should always come first in the scientific method?

Form a hypothesis

Make observations

Ask a question

Conduct an experiment

3. What do you do right before conducting an experiment?

Analyze the data

Design the experiment

Make observations

Draw conclusions

🧩 Part 2: Matching Definitions

Instructions: Match each scientific method step with its correct definition by writing the letter in the blank.

_____ Observation

_____ Hypothesis

_____ Experiment

_____ Conclusion

A. An educated guess about what will happen

B. A test to see if your prediction is correct

C. Using your senses to notice something interesting

D. What you learned from your experiment results

📖 Part 3: Scientific Method in Action

Read the scenario below and answer the questions:

Maria noticed that her plants near the window grew taller than her plants in the corner of the room. She wondered, "Do plants grow better in bright light or dim light?" She predicted that plants would grow taller with more light. To test this, she put 10 identical plants in a sunny spot and 10 identical plants in a dark closet. She watered them the same amount every day for two weeks. After two weeks, she measured all the plants and found that the plants in the sun were much taller.

4. What was Maria's observation?

5. What question did Maria ask?

6. What was Maria's hypothesis?

7. Describe Maria's experiment in one sentence.

8. Based on her results, what conclusion should Maria draw?