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  • 1. A Guide to The Scientific Method
    Presented By:
    Ms. Zetouna

2. The Scientific Method

  • The scientific method is a process that is used for experimentation. It is used to explore observations and answer questions. Scientists use the scientific method to search for cause and effect relationships in nature. In other words, they design an experiment so that changes to one item cause something else to vary in a predictable way

3. Just as it does for a professional scientist, the scientific method will help you to focus your
science fair project question, construct a hypothesis,
design, execute, and evaluate your experiment.
4. The Scientific Method
Step 1: Ask a question

  • The first thing you need to do when starting a experiment is ask a question about something you observe: How, What, When, Who, Which, Why, or Where? Every part of your research is done to answer this question.