How to find a Date for Saturday Night
The Scientific Method
(how to solve any problem)
Step 1 Problem
Step 2 Research
Step 3 Hypothesis
Step 4 Experiment:
Test the hypothesis
Data
Analysis
Step 5 Conclusions
Problem: I need a date for Saturday
night
What will it take to solve my
problem?
What do I know, what do I need to
know about my problem?
Who can I take?
Possibilities : poor and likely
choices
What is your educated guess about
solving the problem?
(Use a complete sentence
statement)
E.g. My date for Saturday night
will be …
Test hypothesis by asking ___ for a
date on Saturday night.
Did s/he say yes or no?
Was your hypothesis correct?
What did you learn?
What were possible sources of
error?