Overview of the Scientific Method
The scientific method is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions. Scientists use the scientific method to search for cause and effect relationships in nature. In other words, they design an experiment so that changes to one item cause something else to vary in a predictable way.
in order for the scientific method to answer the question it must be about something that you can measure, preferably with a number.
You must state your hypothesis in a way that you can easily measure
Scientists often find that their hypothesis was false, and in such cases they will construct a new hypothesis starting the entire process of the scientific method over again. Even if they find that their hypothesis was true, they may want to test it again in a new way.
Professional scientists do almost exactly the same thing by publishing their final report in a scientific journal or
their results on a poster at a scientific meeting
clipped from: www.sciencebuddies.org 