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1. Problem Solving Method
JAY-ANN T. ROMERO
Presenter

2. Step One:
Observation Science starts with Making an Observation
Example:
“I wonder why my car won’t start.”Science
Example: “I wonder what would happen if I put the
plant in the closet.”

3. Step 2: Research
Doing research before a project helps make sure no one has done it
before Getting background knowledge - Learn about what you are
going to be doing Think of some reasons for your observation or ways
you could solve the problem

4. Step 3: Predictions What do you think will
happen?
Example: My car won’t start because the battery is dead.Science
Example: If I put the plant in the closet, then it’s going to die.

5. Predictions = Hypothesis
Hypothesis - fancy way to write your prediction in science2 partsIf [tell
what you are going to do]- example “If I put the plant in the closet”2.
Then [tell what you think is going to happen] - example - “then it’s
going to die”…“If I put the plant in the closet, then it’s going to die.”“If I
get a new battery for my car, then it will start.”

6. Step 4: Test it (Procedure)
Follow steps to see if your prediction is right Scientists make very
detailed steps so other people could follow them too

7. Step 5: Observe and Record Results
Use data tables and charts to record what happened the Car example:
Did your car start with a new battery? “The car didn’t start”Science
example: Did the plant in the closet die? “The plant died.”

8. Step 6: Make a conclusion
Tell if your prediction was right or wrong - use your results to support it
Being wrong is NOT a bad thing - lots of great discoveries have been
made when something “went wrong”If your prediction was not correct,
scientists begin the process again and try to learn something else

9. Conclusions #2
• Car example: The new battery didn’t make the car start. What else
can I do to make it start? It needs a new starter. The ignition is bad
Science example: The plant die when it didn’t have sunlight. So plants
need sunlight in order to survive. -HYPOTHESIS IS SUPPORTED - other
scientists will test and see if you are still correct.