1. 8th grade science
Scientific Method

2. Steps of the Scientific Method
1. Purpose/ Question
What do you want to learn?
2. Research
Find out as much about your topic as you can
3. Hypothesis
Predict the answer to the problem (educated guess)

3. Steps of the Scientific Method
4. Experiment
Design and perform an experiment to test your hypothesis
5. Data/Analysis
Record observations and analyze what the data means. Often you will prepare a table or graph of the data.
6. Conclusion
Was your hypothesis correct? Conclude whether to accept or reject your hypothesis, and share your results