Steps of Scientific Method Step 1: State the problem:Your telling what the problem is. Step 2: Form a Hypothesis:Educated guess possible answer to your question written: Step 3: Experiment/ A test of the hypothesis. -Independent variable:What is tested this is what i change. Dependent variable: This is what i am observing. Step 4: Data:Information collected during the experiment. Step 5: Conclusion: Use data to make summaries Step 6: Observation: Written description of what was noticed during the experiment Step 7: Control group: Is like using fertilizer Step 8: Experimental Group: Soil adding Fertilizer