1. make observations about the world around you

2. Question these observations lead you to ask a question
(may need to do research)

3. Hypothesis
make a statement that you can test to prove or disprove your hypothesis

4. Test Hypothesis perform an experiment -make observations -collect data
-define variable
-multiple trials

5. Analyze Results
create graphs to help understand the data collected

6. Conclusion Make a conclusion Accept or Reject your hypothesis
(if you disagree, go back and make new observations/question/ hypothesis etc.)

7. Communicate Results
share reliable data with others who can recreate your experiment and get the same results