Steps of the Scientific Method

A way to prove if our ideas about the world are right or wrong.

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This step of the scientific method is putting your curiosity into the form of a problem or question such as:

• What is that light in the sky?

• Does wearing glasses make your eyes weaker?

• State a problem/ask a question

• Form a hypothesis

• Draw a conclusion

• Design an experiment

This is an idea in the form of a statement that can be tested by observations and/or experiment. This is also a guess/answer to your question.

• State a problem/ask a question

• Form a hypothesis

• Gather background information

• Perform an experiment

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To graph or chart your results. Then you can study them and see if your hypothesis was correct.

• Ask a question

• Form a hypothesis

• Draw a conclusion

• Report the results

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In this step you find out if your hypothesis is right or wrong by conducting an experiment.

• State a problem or ask a question.

• Gather background information.

• Form a hypothesis.

• Design and perform an experiment.

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Read more about the problem or question and study it closely.

• State a problem or ask a question.

• Gather background information.

• Form a hypothesis.

• Design and perform an experiment.

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Reporting results allows other scientists to build on their work. It also allows them to repeat experiment to see if they get the same results.

• Report the results.

• Draw a conclusion.

• Design and perform an experiment.

• Form a hypothesis.