The shots worked in people too Banting published his results in a medical journal to share his discovery with other scientists People with diabetes give themselves injections to maintain proper blood sugar levels 6
All scientists must follow the scientific method when conducting experiments Banting used a process called the scientific method to make his discovery The scientific method is a step-by-step process for solving science problems Scientists use it every day 7
The Scientific Method OBSERVE and ask questions Make a HYPOTHESIS ANALYZE results draw conclusions and share them RESEARCH Design and conduct an EXPERIMENT 8
The scientific method has five parts First look around and ask questions Then research to find out what scientists already know about the problem Make a guess called a hypothesis Test that guess Finally analyze results develop a conclusion and share what you learned Sounds easy But sometimes the scientific method isn’t so straightforward Often scientists move back and forth between the steps After some experiments they may revise their guess Or they may have to change parts of the experiment Banting had to change his experiment when a patient was allergic to insulin Banting purified the insulin more and redid the test 9
