The Scientific Method is a process of steps that uses critical thinking and inductive reasoning. There are five steps to the Scientific method. The steps are: observe, question what you have observed, create a hypothesis that relates to the observation and the question or questions you made from the observation, then test the hypothesis, followed by viewing the results and determine if the results support the hypothesis or not, finally the explanation. In many cases the final step of the Scientific Method is followed by a sixth step. The sixth step is additional questions from the experiments conclusion. The sixth step which often leads to a repeat of the method until satisfaction has been reached. One important thing to remember when performing the Scientific Method is to create an experiment that does not include bias; otherwise the experiment would not produce accurate results.
I was given a link to a website. The website requested that I follow the steps of the Scientific Method for an experiment about plant growth. The website gave me an observation and asked me if I have "ever noticed if [I] place a plant near a window, that after a while, the plant grows or leans toward the window?" (Carter, 1996) This observation is the first step of the Scientific Method. I was then given something to think about, the second step of the Scientific Method.
[...] Next I would perform the same process for red hair. Finally I will repeat the process for blonde hair, but I shall do it twice. I will follow the instructions that are on the box of color, allowing the swatches to have the dye on for no longer than thirty minutes. I have successfully provided a non bias basis for my experiment, in order to maintain this non bias I will label the swatches. I will allow the swatches to dry over night. [...]
[...] A Real Life Example Of The Scientific Method Put Into Action My observation is a personal experience with hair color. I am a natural blonde, but have colored my hair numerous times and am currently having difficulty returning to my natural shade. My most recent venture has brought my hair color to a hard to maintain dark brown color. Trying to maintain the look I have same color to touch up, but unfortunately the constant use of dye has continued to darken and has manifested into a shade of black. [...]
[...] The following day I will reprocess the hair the previous day using another shade of dye. Again I will take detailed notes. On the third day I will perform the experiment of the remaining blonde hair. I will only allow this set of blonde hair to be processed once. On the final day, I will take notes and determine if my hypothesis has been supported by my experiment. Resources Used: Stein Carter, J The Scientific Method. The Scientific Method. Retrieved on February from http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/sci_meth.htm. [...]
[...] There are five steps to the Scientific method. The steps are: observe, question what you have observed, create a hypothesis that relates to the observation and the question or questions you made from the observation, then test the hypothesis, followed by viewing the results and determine if the results support the hypothesis or not, finally the explanation. In many cases the final step of the Scientific Method is followed by a sixth step. The sixth step is additional questions from the experiments conclusion. [...]
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