Question

1. Write out all the steps to the scientific method and explain what occurs in each step

Answer 1

Answer:

Make an observation.

Ask a question.

Form a hypothesis, or testable explanation.

Make a prediction based on the hypothesis.

Test the prediction.

Iterate: use the results to make new hypotheses or predictions.

Explanation:

Purpose- What do you want to learn?

Research- Find out as much as you can.

Hypothesis- Try to predict the answer to the problem. Another term for hypothesis is ‘educated guess’. This is usually stated like ” If I…(do something) then…(this will occur)

Experiment- The fun part! Design a test or procedure to confirm or disprove your hypothesis.

Analysis- Record what happened during the experiment. Also known as ‘data’.

Conclusion- Review the data and check to see if your hypothesis was correct.