The Scientific Method Overview
Main Ideas
Notes
What is it and
The Scientific Method is a process for _________________________
what is it for?
that is used to explore ___________________ and answer questions.
It discovers ___________ & ___________ relationships.
What are the six
Ask a ________________
_________ of the
Observe and ask: __________________________________
Scientific Method?
It should be something you can ______________
Do ________________________
Use the ____________ and the ____________ to learn more
about the topic and what others have tried.
Construct a ________________________
A ______________ is an ______________ guess about how
things work that can be ___________.
It often looks like this:
Test your ______________ by doing an _________________
Your experiment should change only ________ factor at a
time, and should be _______________ several times.
Analyze your _______ and draw a _______________
Look at your ________________ to see if they support your
hypothesis or not.
Scientists often find that their hypotheses _______ supported
_____________________ your results
Share your results in a final __________ or ______________.
We will be making slideshows for our Science Fair projects.
Sharing is important even if your hypothesis isn't __________.
Summary
The Scientific Method Overview
Main Ideas
Notes
What is it and
experimentation
The Scientific Method is a process for _________________________
what is it for?
that is used to explore ___________________
observations
and answer questions.
It discovers ___________
& ___________
relationships.
cause
effect
What are the six
_________
steps
of the
Scientific Method?
Ask a ________________
question
How, what, when, who, why, where
Observe and ask: __________________________________
measure
It should be something you can ______________
background research
Do ________________________
Use the ____________
and the ____________
to learn more
library
internet
about the topic and what others have tried.
hypothesis
Construct a ________________________
A ______________
is an ______________
guess about how
hypothesis
educated
tested
things work that can be ___________.
It often looks like this:
If I do *this*, then *this* will occur.
hypothesis
experiment
Test your ______________
by doing an _________________
one
Your experiment should change only ________
factor at a
repeated
time, and should be _______________
several times.
Analyze your _______
and draw a _______________
data
conclusion
Look at your ________________
to see if they support your
results
hypothesis or not.
Scientists often find that their hypotheses _______
aren't supported
_____________________
your results
Communicate
Share your results in a final __________
or ______________.
report
display
We will be making slideshows for our Science Fair projects.
supported
Sharing is important even if your hypothesis isn't __________.
Summary