What+A+Scientist+Does

** 1. Ask a Question: The Scientific Method starts when you ask a question about something you observe: HOW, WHAT, WHEN, WHO, WHICH, WHY or WHERE? **
== 2. Observation means using your 5 senses**, as far as possible, to try and understand or learn about something, remember? But, in order for the Scientific Method to answer the question, it must be something that you can measure, preferably with a number.**== =** 3. Do Background Research: **=

** Could you find answers to your question? If No, you construct a hypothesis that is based on research findings. **
=** 4. Construct a Hypothesis **=

**A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work. It is a tentative statement that proposes a possible explanation to some phenomenon or event.**
=** 5. Design an Experiment **=

You conduct a fair test by making sure that you change only one variable at a time while keeping all other variables the same.

=Additional Reading:  =

** 8. Draw Conclusions **
===** A conclusion is a statement based on the results of the experiment. The conclusion may or may not support the hypothesis. If false or partially true, you think and try again by going back to constructing a hypothesis .**===