1. The Scientific Method

2. The Scientific Method Ask a question (based on observations) Form a hypothesis Collect the data (to test the hypothesis) Analyze the data Draw conclusions

3. Asking a research question Making an observation (information obtained through the use of senses) starts the scientific process with a research question.

4. Forming a hypothesis When observations are joined by an inference (drawing logical conclusions based on what you know and what you have learned), then a hypothesis is formed.

5. Research Question v. Hypothesis

6. We plan an experimental design in order to test the hypothesis. The experiment generates information which we collect. Collecting data

7. Data collected from the experiment has to be analyzed to make sense out of it. Analyzing data

8. Finally, the collected and analyzed data shows that either the hypothesis was supported or not. Draw and report conclusions