The Scientific Method

  1. observation

  2. hypothesis

  3. experiment

  4. result

  5. interpretation and collection of data

  6. conclusion

  7. publish results

Results or conclusions are usually published on the scientific journal or the worldwide web.

A hypothesis is an educated guess based on observations.

A theory is a hypothesis that has been proved correct by many experiments.

A control is something to compare your results to.

A false tablet is called a placebo.

Factors in experiments include avoid bias, sample size, random sampling. replicates and double blind testing.

Limitations of the scientific method: interpreting results, ethics, accidental discoveries and insufficient knowledge.