What is the 6-step scientific method?

Answer 1

Step One: Ask a questions or state a problem

Example: What is the best soil for growing plants?

Step Two: Gather Background Information

Example: Getting information on nutrient content of different soil types. You can do research at a library on a computer or from a knowledgeable and reliable person.

Step Three: Form a Hypothesis

Your hypothesis should always be an if/then statement

Example: If I give the plant potting soil then it will grow taller than all the other plants.

Step Four: Experimenting (the fun part)

Example: Getting the same type of seed, the same type of pots, and the same amount of soil (different types of soil though) watering each plant the same amount with the same amount of sunlight then observing which plants grow the tallest.

Step Five: Gather Data

Example: Make a graph showing that the plant in pot a grew 22 CM, the plant in pot b grew 15 CM and so on.