Name:

Experiment Title:
Plan:
experiment)

Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:

Step 5:

Date:

(Make a detailed step by step plan of what you need to do before you conduct your

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Name:
Date:

Title:
Question:
Prediction:
Controlled Variable:

Independent Variable:
Dependent Variable:

Materials:

Process: (Make a detailed step

by step plan for your experiment)

Observations/Data:
(Explain and draw what you observed when you started your
experiment and throughout the process)

Observations/Data:

Observations/Data:

Conclusion: (From what you observed how would you answer your original question? Explain what any
variables that impacted your experiment or others experiments; how did the variables affect the fairness of
your experiment)

Reflection: (From your experience why do you think the scientific method is important way to document
experiments?

The Scientific Method

Aspect

Not Yet Meeting

Approaching

Fully Meeting

Exceeding

Scientific
Method

Is unable to
identify and/or
complete the
components of an
experiment

Requires support to
identify and
complete the
components of an
experiment

Is able to identify,
complete, and
explain some of
the components of
an experiment

Consistently
identifies, explains
and completes the
components of an
experiment and
justifies their
purpose

Variables

is unable to list
some variables
and to connect
them to
experiments as
well as everyday
life

is able to list some

variables but
struggles to
connect them to
experiments as
well as everyday
life

Is able to explain
how some
variables affect
the outcome of a
given experiment
as well as
everyday life
situations

Accurately and
independently
explains how
variables affect
the outcome of a
given experiment
as well as
everyday life
situations

Struggles to
understand and
explain how some
variables influence
the fairness of a
given experiment

Requires some
help to understand
how some
variables influence
the fairness of a
given experiment

Is able to explain
how some
variables influence
the fairness of a
given experiment

Accurately and
independently
explains how
different variables
influences the
fairness of a given
experiment

Fairness