In science, one system of deduction has brought about many significant breakthroughs, more than any other used. This system is called the Scientific Method, and without it, mankind would not be as advanced as it is today. The first, and probably the most important part in the Scientific Method is observing and stating a problem. For example, one might wonder why the sky is blue during the day, and black during the night. Since our curiosity might get the better of us, we would wonder why the sky changes color, and try to find out. Next, we would form a hypothesis, or in layman s terms and educated guess, as to why the sky changes color.
For example, we might observe that the sky changes color when the earth makes its daily rotation. Then, we could hypothesize that the sky changes color because the earth is constantly rotating on its axis. After forming a hypothesis, we must test it. Sometimes, simple observation can test a hypothesis. For example, if we were to test our hypothesis from the previous paragraphs, we would observe the sun rise and set for a week in the Western Hemisphere. Then, we would travel to the Eastern Hemisphere and observe the sun rise and set for another week before our observation period would be over. We must do this to have multiple data from different sources. Besides making observations, there are instances where an experiment is necessary to test the validity of a hypothesis. When one experiments, one must test the same thing over and over again, with a control.
A control is when one simulates an experiment with normal conditions. Next, one has something called a variable. A variable is when one changes the normal conditions of what ever one is experimenting on.........
