1. Scientific Method

2. Steps of the Scientific Method
1. Question
2. Research
3. Hypothesis
4. Procedures/Materials
5. Analysis/results
6. Conclusion

3. 1. Question
What is your question you are trying to solve. Question should be testable, detailed, and should start with:
Will If
Does
Can
What
Must be testable in the classroom.
Can it be brought into the classroom?
Is it too dangerous for the classroom?

4. What is a variable? It is what you are testing.
It is the one and ONLY thing you change in your experiment.

5. What is a control? There are many controls.
Controls are all the things you keep the SAME in an experiment to keep it fair.

6. 2. Research:
Gather data that will help you answer this question from different sources:
Library
Internet
Specialists
Observing
Talk to people

7. 3. Hypothesis:
After doing research, you now can make an educated guess to what you think might be the answer to your question.
It is okay if your hypothesis is wrong.

8. A good hypothesis answers the project question and then supports it with the research you have done.

9. Sample Hypothesis: I infer that ____________________________.
This hypothesis is based on the fact that in my research, I discovered that _______________.
So my hypothesis is, if ___________________ then ________________.

10. 4. Plan your experiment and get your materials:
Write down step by step instructions on what you plan to do to prove your hypothesis is correct.
Also write down what materials you will need.

11. 5. Analysis/results of experiment:
Write down what happened in your experiment.
This step would include charts, graphs, tables as well as words to describe what happened.

12. 6. Conclusion: This is your final write up about your experiment.
You include a brief explanation of your ENTIRE experiment.