The Scientific Method

The first step of the scientific process involves making observations.

For example:

What do you see, hear, taste, smell, feel? What did you notice about the rocks? Can you tell me about the block tower that you made? What do you notice about the plants?

Form questions from your problem. Think about what you want to find out. Your questions have to be measurable.

For example: I wonder what will happen if the rocks get wet? I wonder why the block tower collapsed? I wonder why that plant is droopy?

Step 3 of the scientific process involves developing a hypothesis or making a prediction to answer the question.

Plan a procedure. Write down the steps you will use to test your hypothesis. Complete several trials to test your hypothesis.

Keep a record- Write down what happened and what you did in your experiment.

Make a decision on your hypothesis based on the data you collected.

Was your hypothesis correct?

Write it down.