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I went to an exhibit of Muybridge's work at the art museum nearby; it was neat.
[[Image:Scisteps.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Flow chart illustrating the steps to the Scientific Method]]
[[Image:Scisteps.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Flow chart illustrating the steps to the Scientific Method]]
The '''Scientific Method''' is the process used by scientists to conduct research.
The '''scientific method''' is the process used by scientists to conduct research.
Science is an active process where knowledge continues to grow as scientists ask better questions and use improved technology to try to answer those questions. Although new technology can lead to better science, technology alone is not good science. Good science is the result of asking good questions.
Science is an active process where knowledge continues to grow as scientists ask better questions and use improved technology to try to answer those questions. Although new technology can lead to better science, technology alone is not good science. Good science is the result of asking good questions.
Scientists all over the world make discoveries by asking questions and searching for the answers. They conduct experiments using the common process called the Scientific Method, which is a standardized method involving a specific, rigid way of getting those answers.
Scientists all over the world make discoveries by asking questions and searching for the answers. They conduct experiments using the common process called the scientific method, which is a standardized method involving a specific, rigid way of getting those answers.
The goal of the Scientific Method is to test the validity of a [[hypothesis]]. It is not a set of directions for making original discoveries and it does not set out the means that scientists must use in order for their research to succeed. The whole point is to compare the hypothesis with the facts.
The goal of the scientific method is to test the validity of a [[hypothesis]]. It is not a set of directions for making original discoveries and it does not set out the means that scientists must use in order for their research to succeed. The whole point is to compare the hypothesis with the facts.
==Steps of the Scientific Method==
==Steps of the Scientific Method==