What is the first step in the scientific method?

Answer 1

The first step in the scientific method is to make factual, careful and detailed observations.

The next step is to form some hypothesis to explain the observations.

You follow this by designing an experiment to test the validity of this hypothesis.

If the experiment invalidates the hypothesis you then need to come up with another explanation and test this too.

Finally you publish your observations, your hypothesis and experiments and results of these experiments.

Other people can and should then repeat your work to test the veracity/validity of your work.

But the scientific method should never stop this process of observation and testing even for things that we think we have a full explanation for.

Answer 2

The first step in the scientific method is to make factual, careful and detailed observations.

The next step is to form some hypothesis to explain the observations.

You follow this by designing an experiment to test the validity of this hypothesis.

If the experiment invalidates the hypothesis you then need to come up with another explanation and test this too.

Finally you publish your observations, your hypothesis and experiments and results of these experiments.

Other people can and should then repeat your work to test the veracity/validity of your work.

But the scientific method should never stop this process of observation and testing even for things that we think we have a full explanation for.

Answer 3

Make conclusion

Answer 4

The first step in the scientific method is to make factual, careful and detailed observations.

The next step is to form some hypothesis to explain the observations.

You follow this by designing an experiment to test the validity of this hypothesis.

If the experiment invalidates the hypothesis you then need to come up with another explanation and test this too.

Finally you publish your observations, your hypothesis and experiments and results of these experiments.

Other people can and should then repeat your work to test the veracity/validity of your work.

But the scientific method should never stop this process of observation and testing even for things that we think we have a full explanation for.

Answer 5

*Note that various versions of these steps depend on the number of steps that are defined*

1) The first step of FIVE or SIX in the scientific method is to ask a question, which can also be called the Problem. Then you should make a hypothesis that addresses the Problem. The hypothesis should start with if and then.

Example: "If the salt concentration is high, then the red blood cells would shrink."

The next step is to do an experiment, then analyze the results,and last draw a conclusion.

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2) The first step of SEVEN in the scientific method is to make an observation. The observation is what leads you to pose a question in step two, and formulate a hypothesis in step three.