The Scientific Method

The scientific method is the process that people use to solve a problem or experiment. There are 5 main parts to the scientific method. The first is the problem that you are trying to solve. Then you have to make observations. Next is the hypothesis. The hypothesis is basically what you think will happen during the experiment. After the hypothesis comes the actual experiment to test the hypothesis. The experiment would contain different tests and procedures to test the hypothesis. Depending on what the results were, the experiment can prove or disprove a hypothesis. The final results of the experiment are the conclusion.

Example: An experiment to see how different materials effect plants would use the scientific method.