1. The Scientific Method

2. Scientific Method or Process
Scientists use a method or process to conduct experiments.
Why do scientists (and others) conduct experiments?
To learn more about the world around us!

3. Steps in the Scientific Method
There are 6 steps in the process.
Ask a question.
Make a hypothesis.
Conduct an experiment.
Observe what happens.
Record data.
Come up with a conclusion.

4. using what you know in your head to make an educated guess
hypothesis (v)
using what you know in your head to make an educated guess
syn: prediction

5. things in an experiment that can be changed
variable (n)
things in an experiment that can be changed

6. observe (v) noticing when things occur in an experiment
You can use your senses to ___________.

7. infer (v) read between the lines
using what you know in your head with what you learned in the experiment

8. things that stay the same in an experiment
control (n)
things that stay the same in an experiment

9. data (n) the information collected during an experiment
includes graphs, charts, numbers

10. conclusion (n) what you learn from an experiment
summarizing the results of an experiment

11. classify (v)
to group by a set of rules