Scientific method

Scientific method

1. Eben al-haytham the father of optics and the scientific method

   • Observe and question
   • Research
   • Formulate a Hypothesis
     • A hypothesis is a theory that you can test to see if your prediction is right or wrong.
   • Test your hypothesis
     • When you test your hypothesis, you want to make sure to do this in a fair way and that the conditions are constant. For this hypothesis, we can design a test
   • Share the results
     • When you are satisfied that you have proven or disproven something important, report your results. In science, it is important to detail your methods so that your peers can review your work which is a critical step to getting published. If your results are solid, your experiment can be repeated by other scientists. Such reproducibility is a sign of good scientific work. But failed results can also be interesting an incorrect prediction could prove to be important and should always be reported. To make sure you get it completely right, here are 3 more things you can check before you publish:
   • Analize and conclude
     • Let’s assume that you designed a very careful experiment, controlling for as many variables as possible. Now you can analyze the data to see if your hypothesis is correct, or incorrect. Depending on your findings, you may want to change your hypothesis or change the design of your testing. Perhaps you have discovered an even more interesting question. This stage of the scientific method can be repeated as many times as necessary until you find just the right hypothesis and test method to find accurate results.