The Scientific Method
Science is knowledge – knowledge gained by studying or
practicing and then tested using the scientific method.
The Scientific Method is a logical sequence of steps to
help scientists understand the world around them.
The steps of the Scientific Method are:
1. Ask a Question
2. Make a Hypothesis
3. Design an Experiment
4. Measure and Analyse the Results
5. Make a Conclusion
1. Ask a Question
Find something that you want to understand. Observe
it and find out as much as you can about it from your
own experiences and other peoples experiences. This will
help you decide on the question that you want to ask or
identify the problem that you want to solve.
2. Make a Hypothesis.
Determine a possible solution to the problem, a
possible answer to your question. This is the
hypothesis.
3. Design an Experiment
Design an experiment to test your hypothesis and to
try and demonstrate that your hypothesis is true. Do the
experiment. Record the procedure you use to do the
experiment.
4. Measure and Analyse the Results
Make observations and take measurements of your
results. Analyse the results of your experiment and
present your findings.
5. Make a Conclusion
What did you discover by doing the experiment? Can
you answer the original question based on your results?
Review the hypothesis. Does the original hypothesis seem
correct? You can never PROVE the hypothesis because you
cannot be sure that future experiments will show that
your hypothesis was false.
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