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Generating Hypotheses & Experimental Design Worksheet Form

Name _____________________________

Period _________

Biology

Date ______________________

GENERATING HYPOTHESES & EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN 2

1. General Idea

Example: I think that the amount of fertilizer has an effect on the growth rate of plants

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2. Hypothesis Development

a. Factors that you think have a relationship:

Example: fertilizer & growth rate of plants

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b. Describe the type of relationship (positive, negative, neutral):

Example: I think fertilizer will increase plant growth, so “positive” __________________

c. Prediction of how a change in one factor affects the change in the other.

Example: more fertilizer will increase the growth rate of plants

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d. If that relationship is accurate, then predict the actual changes that you will be able to

measure during the experiment.

Example: When I increase the amount of fertilizer given to my bean plants then my bean

plants will grow taller.

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e. Restate as a hypothesis: specific, includes a prediction & is testable (try to put it in an

“If…, then…” format):

Example: If there is a positive relationship between fertilizer and plant growth, then

when I increase the amount of fertilizer applied to my bean plants, my bean plants will

grow taller.

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Generating Hypotheses & Experimental Design Worksheet Form