SCIENTIFIC METHOD or ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

The Scientific Method Includes:

• Question  (focus of your inquiry/your wonder that you set out to answer)

• Identify a scientific (testable) question you would like to investigate.

• Ask a question that can be investigated and predict a reasonable outcome based on patterns such as cause and effect relationships. 

• Ask a question about what would happen if a variable is changed. 

• Background Research

• Hypothesis

• Propose a prediction based on your background research (this is your hypothesis)

Prepare an experiment or building design plan to test your hypothesis 

• Materials & Procedure

• Investigation Trials (Results)

• Analysis

• Conclusion & Discussion

• Bibliography of the research information

• Presentation (display at the Fair)