Step
1 State the Problem |
You
cannot solve a problem until you know what it is. My
problem is ___________________ |
Step
2 Research the problem |
What
will it take to solve my problem? What
do I know and need to know to solve my problem? To
solve my problem I need to _________ |
Step
3 Form a hypothesis |
A
possible solution to my problem. The
simplest solution is often the best solution. |
Step
4 Test the hypothesis |
Perform
an experiment to see if your hypothesis works. |
Step
5 Draw conclusions from the data |
Data
are the results of an experiment. In
its simplest form, there are only 2 possible conclusions: Conclusion 1: your hypothesis was correct. Conclusion 2: your hypothesis was incorrect, the experiment
failed. |
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