What is a scientific method? A scientific method is a process that assists in characterizing natural science. This process contains six steps; observation, question, hypothesis, prediction, conclusion and of course results. With each step an individual is one step closer with solving one out of many questions one can have regarding life. Within this paper it will discuss the steps involved with a scientific method.
Observation is the first step; this is when an individual witnesses or encounters an event, for instance, in their hallway they see a light flickering. One tends to question the event that was observed; this being the second step. The question asked is “what is causing the light to flicker?” Once this step has been done one moves forward with making a hypothesis, this is when one has a theory or an assumption. The hypothesis may be heavy winds outside are causing the flickering of the light. The following step is make a prediction such as, once the wind stops blowing the light will stop flickering. In other words, the prediction is according to what the hypothesis is. Finally, moving forward collecting all the information that was collected one can come up with the conclusion. This would be testing one’s hypothesis; did the light flickering stop as the wind calmed down? When concluding the Scientific Method the last step would be the results; this going back to the hypothesis. To best explain how the results are learnt one has to find out if their hypothesis was proven or disproven, also if any other questions need to be asked. For instance, if the flickering continues once the wind stops then one needs to look for a different hypothesis because the wind was not the cause for the flickering light.
There are several uses in which this Scientific Method could be used; it is often the way we learn about the things that catch our attention. We do not realize we doing this at the time we are asking ourselves questions, however, this is the way several...