Vermont State Science & Math Fair

The Scientific Method

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The Scientific Method	The Engineering Design Process or Engineering Design Cycle Elementary Version
State your question	Define your problem
Do background research	Do background research
Formulate your hypothesis, identify variables	Establish your design criteria
Develop an appropriate experimental design	Prepare preliminary designs
Perform the experiment to test your hypothesis	Build and test your prototype
Record your data	improve your design and test
Analyze your results and draw conclusions	Analyze your results and draw conclusions
Present your results	Present your results