1. Problem Statement:

2. Research/Informal Observations:
Summarize how you found out more about the problem.

3. Hypothesis:
What is your testable educated guess about the problem? What is your explaination for what you observed that can proven with an experiment?

4. Experiment Design (Testing the Hypothesis):

4.1 Variables:
List all possible factors that can affect the results of any experiment to test this hypothesis

4.2 The Variable:
What is the one variable from the above list that you will test

4.3 Materials: List the materials that will be used in this experiment.

Procedure: Describe step by step how you plan to use the materials to test the hypothesis. Your procedure should be clear and detailed enough so that someone else can repeat the experiment exactly as you did it.