scientific method stuff

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The scientific method

step-by-step approach that lets scientists test their ideas, answer questions and develop new knowledge

The steps of the scientific method

1. observation

2. question

3. hypothesis

4. experiment

5. results

6. analysis

7. conclusions

whats is an observation

noticing something interesting in the natural world

whats a hypothesis

an educated guess based on an observation

after the observation and hypothesis what comes next?

3 carry out an experiment to test the hypothesis

whats quantative data

numerical measurements made using scientific instruments

qualitative data what is it

descriptive observations made by the person carrying the experiment. using words not numbers.

what comes after carrying out an experiment to test a hypothesis

the results are collected and the datas summarised onto graphs and tables. the experiment is REPEATED a number of times to ensure that the results are RELIABLE

what comes after the repeated experiment and the results.

the data is analysed

after analysis what is the final step

a conclusion is drawn to determine if the data supports or does not support the hypothesis