The Scientific
Method? What’s it
all about?
•It is the steps someone takes to
identify a question, develop a
hypothesis, design and carry out
steps or procedures to test the
hypothesis, write down data, and draw
a conclusion.
•In other words, it’s a way to solve a
problem.
Scientists take time to think
logically when they are investigating
a question or problem.
They break things down into
many steps that make sense.
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Interest about something
he/she has observed in the
environment.
Make observations
regarding the problem.
Temporary solutions to
the identified problem.
Conduct and experiment.
Analyzed data with statistical
software in order to determine the
relationships among the data
gathered.
If the data support the hypothesis, then the
hypothesis is correct and may be the
explanation for the phenomena.
Findings and input about the validity
of the conclusion drawn from the
research.
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