This document outlines the steps of the scientific method, including forming a hypothesis (an educated guess as to what will happen in an "if...then" statement), investigating with an experiment, analyzing the results such as by creating a graph, and concluding what was found and whether the hypothesis was supported or needs to be changed. The scientific method follows a standard pattern of questioning, hypothesizing, investigating through experimentation, analyzing data, and concluding.
2. Scientific Method Nearly all scientific
investigations follow
the same pattern.
3. Hypothesis An educated guess as
to what will happen.
“If …. Then ….”
Investigate Experiment
Analyze To look at what
happened (maybe
graph)
Conclude
To decide what
happened.
4. Question
Hypothesis
Change Hypothesis
Repeat Several Times
Investigate
Hypthesis is Analyze
Hypthesis is
not correct supported
Conclude
