The scientific method is the series of steps scientists use to explain how the world works. There are 6 basic steps (CLICK ON THEM TO FIND OUT MORE):

 

 

• STATE THE PROBLEM

 

Ask a question you would like to answer

with the experiment

 

 

• BACKGROUND RESEARCH

Research about your topic

 

 

• HYPOTHESIS

 

Construct an educated guess

 

 

• TEST WITH AN EXPERIMENT

 

Think about materials and procedure 

 

 

• ANALYZE DATA AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS

 

The data you took with the experiment can prove that the hypothesis was correct.

 

 

• COMMUNICATE RESULTS

 

Show the rest of your classmates what you have found.