N O RT H W O O D M I D D L E S C H O O L

HOW TO USE THE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

GUIDE & CHECKLIST

B Y: D A N YA K H E L FA
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE
SCIENTIFIC METHOD?
The purpose is to excite us with new ideas.

The scientific method helps us connect new ideas to existing

ones.
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BEGIN BY MAKING OBSERVATIONS
Observations help us explore how we can change or add to what
we see.

Observations help us to ask questions.

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FOLLOW BY ASKING QUESTIONS
By asking questions we begin to allow for more possibilities to help with
guide our hypothesis.
We can ask questions that start with Who? What? When? Where? Why?
and How?
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MAKE YOUR HYPOTHESIS
In making your hypothesis, you may be asking a question to find
an answer, or making a statement to see if it is true or false.

As a statement, "Students prefer to drink orange juice over

milk."

As a question, "Why do students prefer to drink orange juice

over milk?"
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START YOUR EXPERIMENT
Gather the proper material and information to do
your experiement.
When conducting your experiement, be sure to record
the data, and the results that happened whether good or
bad.
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ANALYZE YOUR RESULTS
Once all the data is collected, decide whether or not the results
satisfy what you mentioned in your hypothesis.
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REACH YOUR CONCLUSION
Your conculsion should connect back to your hypothesis. Ask
yourself: Was the statement true or false?
Did my results answer the question I asked in my hypothesis?
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COMMUNICATE YOUR RESULTS
The final step in the scientific method is to
communicate and publish your conclusions so that
others may benefit from your research.
 CHECKLIST
Make your observations Analyze your results

Ask follow-up questions Reach your conclusion

Make your hypothesis Communicate your results

Conduct your experiment

SUBMISSION
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!
Follow the steps and checklist guide to make
your own report using the scientific method!