The Scientific Method
The scientific method is the
"blueprint" of the science experiment you will do for your science
fair project.
These are the steps that you need to follow :
Purpose: Pick a topic
that interests you.
Question: Put your
topic into a question that will be answered by your research.
Research: Find out
background information about your topic so that you can predict an answer to
your question.
Hypothesis: After you've
done your research, make a prediction as to what you think the answer to your
question is. This is your hypothesis.
Experiment: This is the
actual experiment that you will conduct for your science fair project. It is
your materials and procedure including your constants (control)
and variable. It is what we call a "controlled experiment."
Analysis: This is the data you have
collected. You may display it in a table, graph, pictures, photographs, or a combination of all of these.
Conclusion: Look at your
data.
- Was your hypothesis
correct?
- If not, why do you think
it was not?
- What would you do
differently next time?
- Do not worry about
"negative results," or results that came out differently
than you expected. Why do you think you got them?
