Think Like a Scientist COLLABORATE AND SHARE RESULTS Joe Greek Britannica Educational Publishing IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROSEN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
CHAPTER 1 IntroductIon to the ScIentIfIc Method and WorkIng together Scientists believe there is a natural explanation for most things For any problem they see they try to understand the cause so they can come up with a solution The process scientists use to solve problems is called the scientific method Scientists start by find ing out as much as possible about a problem Then they make a hypothesis A hypothesis is an attempt to explain the problem They test the hypothesis with 4
VOCABULARY an experiment Then they collect and analyze the results of the experiment or the data If the experiment does not support the hypothesis the scientists think about the problem again and develop a new hypothesis An experiment is a procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover something to test a hypothesis or to serve as an example Scientific method ask question collect information make observations form a hypothesis record and analyze data draw conclusions conduct experiment develop new hypothesis try again This illustration shows the steps of the scientific method experiment supports hypothesis experiment does not support hypothesis communicate results 2013 Encyclopædia Britannica Inc
