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