Observation: Careful observation of a problem or phenomenon, using senses or tools like microscopes.
Asking Questions: The observations lead to a specific inquiry.
Forming a Hypothesis: A hypothesis is a proposed scientific explanation or a possible answer that must be testable.
Testing the hypothesis: Conducted through experimentation. Experiments must be able to be duplicated by other scientists to verify the results.
Making conclusions: Analyzing data to see if the original hypothesis is supported or rejected.
Communicating the findings: Writing a paper for a scientific journal to share results with the global community
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