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Scientific Method
Steps and description
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| State the problem | Ask a question or identify a problem that you want to explore |
| Gather information | Conduct research by using the internet (.gov, .edu, .org sites), looking in books, asking an expert, teacher, family member |
| Make a hypothesis | a prediction of the outcome to your experiment at this level should be an If ..., then ... statement |
| Test the hypothesis | by doing an experiment - must include a detailed procedure that can be carried out and reproduced |
| Analyze data | make sense of what you found - critically assess the details |
| Draw a conclusion | very specifically state what you found and what you might do differently next time |