The Scientific Method
📋 What it is
The scientific method is a loop: observe → question → hypothesise → test → conclude → repeat.
🗣️ Coach says
Science isn’t a pile of facts — it’s a way of finding out. You notice something, ask why, make a testable guess, test it fairly, and let the result decide. Then you go round again. That loop is the whole engine.
🧠 Memory hook
Observe → Question → Guess → Test → Conclude → repeat. The loop never really stops.
😂 Giggle
Why can't you trust atoms?
Because they make up everything!
😲 Whoa!
The scientific method is only about 400 years old — a tiny slice of human history — yet almost everything modern came from it.
✅ Quick check: You wonder if plants grow taller with music. What’s the RIGHT order: test, then guess, or guess, then test?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Guess (hypothesise) first, THEN test — you predict before you check so the result can prove you right or wrong.
A hypothesis must come before the test so the test can fairly judge it.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Pick something you’re curious about at home and turn it into the loop: observe it, ask a question, make a guess.