Scientific Method Process and Examples

It helps scientists organize their thoughts and experiments to discover new knowledge.

It is only used for chemistry experiments.

It is a set of random steps with no particular order.

It is a method used only by professional scientists in laboratories.

What is the difference between organic and inorganic fertilizers?

If I place a plant in the sun, it will grow better than one placed in the dark, because plants need sunlight to grow.

If I place the same types of plants in sunlight and fluorescent light, for the same number of hours, the ones in the sunlight will grow better, because plants require sunlight to grow.

If I water a plant daily compared to every other day, the one that is watered daily will grow better because plants need water to survive.

If I grow a tomato plant outdoors and a cactus inside, the tomato plant will grow faster, because plants need sunlight to grow.

A proven fact

A random guess

An educated prediction based on knowledge and research

The final conclusion of an experiment