1. The Scientific Method

2. The Scientific Method The scientific method is the only scientific
way accepted to back up a theory or
idea. This is the method on which all
research projects should be based. The
scientific method is used by researchers
to support or disprove a theory.

3. The Scientific Method The Scientific Method involves 5 steps:
Problem or Question
Hypothesis
Experiment
Results
Conclusion

4. The Scientific Method Observation- You observe something
using your senses. What you see makes you ask a question or state a problem.
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5. The Scientific Method
Problem or Question- You ask a question or state the problem that you observed.

6. The Scientific Method Hypothesis- You predict what
you think the answer to
your question might be.

7. The Scientific Method
Experiment - You figure out a way to test whether the hypothesis is correct. The outcome must be measurable. Record and analyze data.

8. The Scientific Method Results- You do the experiment using
the method you came up with and
record the results. You repeat the
experiment to confirm your
results by retesting.

9. The Scientific Method Conclusion- You state whether
your prediction was confirmed or not
and try to explain your results.

10. The Scientific Method The scientific method is an educated guess to
solve scientific problem. There are 5
steps.
Problem
Hypothesis
Experiment
Results
Conclusion