The Scientific Method is a process that scientists use to gather new in formation. It is made up of 7 steps:
1. Question - state the problem as a question; what do you want to find out?
2. Gather information - research your topic of interest
3. Formulate a Hypothesis - predict a possible answer to your problem or question; should state the manipulated variable, responding variable and controlled variables
4. Design an Experiment - plan how you will test your hypothesis, including materials used, manipulated variables, responding variables and controlled variables
5. Collect & Analyze Results - test your hypothesis; conduct your experiment & record your data
6. Draw Conclusions - analyze your data & summarize your findings and possible errors; did you prove or disprove your hypothesis?
7. Repeat or Revise the Experiment
