1. The Process used to answer questions and solve problems.
Scientific Method
The Process used to answer questions and solve problems.

2. Inquiry The word Science is derived from Latin and means “to know”
Inquiry is the search for
Information and explanation
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3. Problem / Question State the problem or question.
Like….what kind of bug spray kills ants the quickest?

4. Research
Gather information in the form of research. (articles, magazines, journals, internet, etc)

5. Hypothesis
A hypothesis is a tentative answer to your question or problem(should be research based)
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6. Experiment Experiment to test your hypothesis
Independent variable-. What you are testing.
Dependent variable- what you measure
Constants- things that you keep the same to keep the experiment fair

7. Data
Make observations about the experiment and record them in the form of data. (usually graphs and tables.)

8. Analyze
Analyze the data (figure out what it means)

9. Conclusions
Draw conclusions about your hypotheses from the data.

10. Repeat Repeat the experiment to make sure it is reliable.
If the results continue to support the hypothesis, it can be called a theory.
Law – naturally occurs and we can’t
always explain it (gravity)