1. OD
E TH
M
IF IC
NTES
IER NOT
SCNCE
A
L

2. WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD?
A common process that scientists use to perform experiments and
investigations.

3. STEP 1: QUESTIONING
Scientists develop a question that will guide them to an experiment.
For Example:
How many drops of water can I
fit on a penny before the water
spills over?

4. STEP 2: HYPOTHESIS
An educated guess or prediction of what will happen.
For Example:
It will take _______ drops of
water before it spills.

5. STEP 3: PROCEDURE
The steps a scientists takes to carry out the experiment. Many times
multiple trials will be done.
For Example:
 Get a dropper full of water.
 While counting, drop water on the penny slowly until the water spills over

6. STEP 4: DATA / RESULTS
Use a chart or graph to represent the information you found.
For example:
Trial # # of drops on the penny
1
2
3

7. STEP 5: CONCLUSION
Answer the question, “So, what happened? Was my hypothesis correct?
Could I do the experiment differently?
For example:
 There were _______ number of water drops before it spilled. This was ______ than I
expected. Next time I could…