How does a Scientist work?

Scientists are interested in the world around us. We take special notice of things we are curious about, and try to understand how they work. We begin by analyzing them. This means we break up any problem we wish to solve into a larger number of smaller problems. In other words, we break up a puzzle into small pieces. Then we try to solve each of the smaller problems, and use these solutions to see if we can put the whole puzzle together. To solve pieces of a puzzle, we use tools which help us. These tools help us measure things and are called quantitative. We can use a ruler to tell us how long something is. We use a scale to see how much something weighs. Each of these measurements help us to understand the pieces of the puzzle. Sometimes we use a computer to put the pieces together to solve the original problem. 

Author: Elton Smith, Staff Scientist

There is not a single way to do scientific work. Some scientific disciplines focus on observation while others concentrate on experimentation. However, scientists approach an investigation in the same way by following a procedure known as the scientific method.

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MAIN STAGES OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

• Guess the scientific method order. Cut, place, check and afterwards, paste.

• Let's learn about the scientific method. Watch and listen:

• Read and listen. After listening to the song, put these steps of scientific method in the correct order.

• Example:

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• Copy in your notebook this scientific method chart.

• Apple experiment. Predict: Which do you think will work best?

• More about the scientific method:

• SCIENTIFIC METHOD ANIMATION
• More about the stages: http://weirdsciencekids.com/thescientificmethod.html