Scientific Method

Scientific Method

1. Step 1. Observe

   • The act of using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs

2. Step 2. Research

   • Find more about the topic

3. Step 3. Formulate a Question

   • Ask yourself a question about your project

4. Step 4. Formulate a hypothesis

   • A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations

5. Step 5. Experimental design

   • An experimental design is a planned experiment set up to test your hypothesis and to find out if your hypothesis incorrect. If you cannot discover the hypothesis is incorrect, then it is more likely to be correct.

6. Step 6. Results

   • Where you report what happened in the experiment. That includes detailing all observations and data made during your experiment.

7. Step 7. Conclusion

   • a short paragraph that discusses the overall results of an experiment, that explains whether the proposed hypothesis at the beginning of the experiment was correct or not

8. Step 8. Share results and conclusions

   • Share results with other people that are doing the same experiment to compare your results