1. The Scientific Method?

2. The Scientific Method!!!
That’s EEEASY!! It is a process that is used to find the answers to
questions about the world around us.
What IS the
Scientific
Method?

3. Is there only one Scientific Method?
No, ACTUALLY…
There are SEVERAL versions!! Some
Have lots of steps – some have few.
But they ALL start with the
identification of a problem
or a question to be answered.

4. That’s right!! And then,
they provide an organized
method for conducting
and analyzing an experiment!!

5. So what is a Hypothesis?
It is an educated guess-
based on Observations
and your knowledge of
the topic. It is NOT
JUST a GUESS!!

6. What is Data??
"I chose to believe that I was a person, that I had the potential to become more than a collection of circuits and subprocessors." - Data, 2369
Lieutenant Commander Data was a Soong-type android, the first and only such being to ever enter Starfleet. Data was created some time in the 2330s and destroyed in 2379, sacrificing himself to save the eight hundred men and women aboard the USS Enterprise-E.

7. It is the information gathered
from an experiment.
What
is Data??

9. Identify the Problem Form A Hypothesis
What do you want to know or explain? Use
observations you have made to write a question
that addresses the problem or topic you want to
investigate.
Form A Hypothesis
What do you think will happen?
Predict the answer to your question or
the outcome of the experiment.

10. Identify the Problem Form A Hypothesis Create an Experiment
What do you want to know or explain? Use observations
you have made to write a question that addresses the
problem or topic you want to investigate.
Form A Hypothesis
What do you think will happen? Predict the answer to your question or the outcome of the experiment.
Create an Experiment
How will you test your Hypothesis? Develop a procedure for a reliable experiment and address safety rules.

11. Identify the Problem Form A Hypothesis Create an Experiment
What do you want to know or explain? Use observations
you have made to write a question that addresses the
problem or topic you want to investigate.
Form A Hypothesis
What do you think will happen? Predict the answer to your question or the outcome of the experiment.
Create an Experiment
How will you test your Hypothesis? Develop a procedure for a reliable experiment and address safety rules.

12. Support your hypothesis?
Identify the Problem
What do you want to know or explain? Use observations you have made to write a question that addresses the problem or topic you want to investigate.
Form A Hypothesis
What do you think will happen? Predict the answer to your question or the outcome of the experiment.
Create an Experiment
How will you test your Hypothesis? Develop a procedure for a reliable experiment and address safety rules.
Perform an Experiment
Follow the steps in your procedure to perform your experiment. Record data and observations!!
Analyze the Data
Is the data reliable? Does your data and observations from the experiment
Support your hypothesis?

13. Support your hypothesis?
Analyze the Data
Is the data reliable? Does your data and observations from the experiment
Support your hypothesis? No
Is your data inaccurate
or the experiment flawed?
Yes
Yes
Modify the Experiment No
Rewrite your procedure to address the flaws in the original experiment
Communicate the Results
Write a conclusion that summarizes the important parts of your experiment
and the results