Experimental Methods & Materials List Worksheet With the guidance of your mentor, chapter coordinator, and/or teacher, use this worksheet to fully develop your experimental procedure and materials list. Identify your variables and the specific quantity (weight, time, etc.) you will measure, and describe how you will make your measurements. Independent Variable ________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Dependent Variable(s) _______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Controlled Variables _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Experimental and Control Data Sets You must have at least 3 experimental data sets and 1 control data set. If a control data set is not possible for your project, consult your chapter coordinator. ______ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Study Site(s) Your study site(s) should be an area you can visit regularly and consistently. _________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
Materials List Include everything you will need to carry out your procedure, and be sure to list amounts. Put a star next to items you think might be difficult to obtain so you and your mentor can get assistance from your chapter coordinator. _________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Experimental Procedure Write step-by-step instructions for how you will perform your experiment. Be a specific as possible. _______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
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Mentor’s Initials: __________ Chapter Coordinator’s Initials: __________
You have completed Step 4 of the Scientific Method: Design an Experiment. In the next section, you will carry out the experiment you just planned.