1. State the problem clearly – scientists must
identify the problem they are investigating
before they can do anything about it.
Sometimes it is called the AIM.
2. DO research – gather information that can be
used to solve the problem.
3. State the Hypothesis – A hypothesis is a
reasonable explanation for a number of things
happening. It is an educated guess.
4. Test the hypothesis with an experiment –
experiments are conducted to confirm or reject
the hypothesis.
5. Record observations/results – Observations are
what the investigator sees, hears, feels, tastes,
smell or measure.
Caution – only smell and taste when you are
instructed to do so by your teacher.
6. Analyse results – re-organise the results to
make it more useful. This could include doing
calculations or creating a graph.
7. Draw conclusions – State what you found out
from your experiment.
*A Theory is a hypothesis that has been tested
many times and proven to be correct.