6 Steps Of The Scientific Method

Ask a question in a way that will guide your research.

Use recognizable sources, including the internet, to gather information about your question.

Make a statement explaining what you think will happen in your experiment. This is also referred to as an educated guess. This statement must be testable!

Design a test to check the hypothesis. Includes: a. Materials: a detailed list of all materials required to complete the experiment b. Procedure: numbered steps that include a description of how variables will be controlled. -A control refers to a set of data used for comparison. It does not have an independent variable applied to it -A variable is what changes in your experiment: -An independent variable refers to what is changed -A dependent variable refers to the resulting data

An organized collection of information or clearly stated observations which allow you to make a conclusion. Data can be displayed in many different ways (Pictures. graphs, charts, tables, paragraphs, etc)

A detailed description of how the data supports or does not support your hypothesis. Often includes questions for further investigation.

Ask a Question

Research

Hypothesis

Experiment

Observation/Data

Conclusion