Be a Super Scientist 4 The Scientific Method 6 Getting Started 10 Describing Your Experiment 14 Getting Results 16 Wrapping Things Up 19 Glossary 22 For More Information 23 Index 24 About the Author 24 Table of Contents ChaPter one ChaPter two ChaPter three ChaPter four ChaPter five ChaPter six 3
Be a Super Scientist Do you want to learn about the world around you Studying science is one of the best ways to do it It gives you a chance to figure things out through exciting hands-on exploration There’s nothing like the thrill of conducting your own experiments You can do them in a laboratory at school You can even do experiments at home ChaPter one Have you ever done a science experiment 4
But how do scientists keep track of their experiments They write a document called a lab report A lab report describes the findings of your research It explains what you’ve discovered It also details the conclusions you’ve made based on your findings There is a method all scientists follow to conduct scientific experiments It is called the scientific method Writing lab reports is an important part of experimenting 5
