Why do scientist like to use scientific method?

Answer 1

The scientific method is basicly this.

State the problem (Purpose)

Research the topic Research)

Predict the outcome to the problem (Hypothesis)

Find a way to test the hypothesis (Experiment)

Record the results (Analysis)

Compare the results to the hypothesis (Conclusion)

Scientists use this method because you really can't prove anything without it. Say if you wanted to see if plants grew better with or without fertilizer. That would be your purpose. You would then research what kind of plant and fertilizer you want to try. This is your research. After doing this, you would make an opinion about what YOU think will, or will not work. (Hypothesis) The you experiment, and afterwards, take note of how the plants did.(Analysis) Finally, you compare your results to the hypothesis you made earlier. (Conclusion)

If you take out even one of these, you would no longer have an organized, efficent way to prove anything. And it is not only scientists that use this method, but people too. If you have a problem, without even realizing it, you're probably using the scientific method somehow.