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    The SCIENTIFIC PROCESS explained. how to make advances in science.

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    Science Is a Search for Order in Nature

    THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS

    1. Make some observations which need explaining, or identify a problem


    2. Ask a question which can be investigated
    3. Find out what is already known - reading and research
    4. Suggest and justify a hypothesis to answer the question (This happens because ... )
    5. Test the hypothesis - plan and carry out a rigorous experimental investigation
    6. Collect plenty of data (in a data table)
    7. Treat the data - graphs or apply statistics
    8. Analyse the data and make a conclusion - support or reject the hypothesis - and justify
    9. Evaluate the process:
    a) Suggest sources of error or unsatisfactory procedure
    b) Suggest modifications to remove sources of error or to improve procedure
    c) Suggest recommendations for future investigation (or, if the hypothesis was
    rejected, propose a different hypothesis to be tested)
    10. Communicate the science

    Important features of the scientific process


    o Curiosity
    o Scepticism
    o Peer review
    o Reproducibility
    o Openness to new ideas

    But never forget that Scientists also use:


    Intuition
    Imagination
    Creativity

    Single words summary of the SCIENTIFIC PROCESS


    1. OBSERVE
    2. QUESTION
    3. RESEARCH
    4. HYPOTHESISE
    5. TEST
    6. COLLECT
    7. TREAT
    8. CONCLUDE
    9. EVALUATE
    10. COMMUNICATE

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