How to Make a Hypothesis Chart
A hypothesis is the formal statement of a scientist's beliefs about some substance, event or other phenomena in the natural world. A hypothesis chart is the linchpin of the scientific method that scientists use to evaluate a hypothesis. Experimenters refer to the system outlined by a hypothesis chart as they progress from their initial speculations to the rigorous tests that will either prove or disprove their ideas. After following the scientific method as outlined in a hypothesis chart, scientists can either confirm their hypothesis as a theory or discard it as an implausibility. You should make a hypothesis chart to remind you of the steps in an experiment.
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Instructions
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Lay a piece of poster board on a table. Write "Hypothesis Chart" in capital letters with a black marker at the top of the poster board. Draw a line underneath these words.
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Write out the six steps of the hypothesis chart on separate pieces of paper with a black marker. Use capital letters. The steps are "Identify a Problem," "Research the Problem," "Form a Hypothesis," "Design and Perform Experiments," "Collect and Analyze Data," "Formulate Conclusions about the Hypothesis."
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Assign a distinct color to each step. Draw an oval around each step with a marker of its assigned color. Cut out these ovals.
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Glue the cut-out ovals to the poster board in the following order from top to bottom:
Identify a Problem, Research the Problem, Form a Hypothesis, Design and Perform Experiments, Collect and Analyze Data and Formulate Conclusions about the Hypothesis. Leave a few inches of space beneath each step.
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Number the six circled steps from top to bottom. Draw arrows from each circle to the circle beneath it with a black marker.
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Cut out pieces of lined paper that are the right size to fit between the steps. Make a stack of them. During specific experiments you can write details about hypotheses and the data you gather on these pieces of paper and then post them in the spaces you left between each step.
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