Ask a Question: The scientific method starts when あなた ask a 質問 about something that あなた observe: How, What, When, Who, Which, Why, または Where?
And, in order for the scientific method to answer the 質問 it must be about something that あなた can measure, preferably with a number.
Do Background Research: Rather than starting from scratch in putting together a plan for answering your question, あなた want to be a savvy scientist using としょうかん, ライブラリ and Internet research to help あなた find the best way to do things and insure that あなた don't repeat mistakes from the past.
Construct a Hypothesis: A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work: "If _____[I do this] _____, then _____[this]_____ will happen." あなた must state your hypothesis in a way that あなた can easily measure, and of course, your hypothesis should be constructed in a way to help あなた answer your original question.
Test Your Hypothesis によって Doing an Experiment: Your experiment tests whether your hypothesis is true または false. It is important for your experiment to be a fair test. あなた conduct a fair test によって making sure that あなた change only one factor at a time while keeping all other conditions the same. あなた should also repeat your experiments several times to make sure that the first results weren't just an accident.
Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion: Once your experiment is complete, あなた collect your measurements and analyze them to see if your hypothesis is true または false. Scientists often find that their hypothesis was false, and in such cases they will construct a new hypothesis starting the entire process of the scientific method over again. Even if they find that their hypothesis was true, they may want to test it again in a new way.
Communicate Your Results: To complete your science fair project あなた will communicate your results to others in a final レポート and/or a display board. Professional scientists do almost exactly the same thing によって publishing their final レポート in a scientific journal または によって presenting their results on a poster at a scientific meeting.
