Scientific Method
an inference
A conclusion about an observation is
answer
A scientific problem has no immediate
communicate their results to other people
After scientists reach conclusions from the results of their experiments, they
infer
Bobby wonders where his dog is getting through the fence. He found a spot behind a bush where the fence is rotted away. What is his next step?
a scientific method
Recognizing a problem, making observations, forming and then testing a hypothesis, and analyzing data are all steps in
repeatable
The results of an experiment must be
data
The temperature of a liquid, the height of a plant, or an obervation that one object is smaller than another are all examples of
test the hypothesis
What should an experiment do after forming a hypothesis?
independent variable
When designing an experiment, everything should be the same except for the
state the problem
When designing an experiment, the first step is to
