Scientific Revolution: Scientific Method

The Scientific Method is something that helps people conduct more reliable experiments with more information. It is composed of 4 steps. The first step is observation and description of a phenomenon or group of phenomena. The second step is formulation of an hypothesis to explain the phenomena. In physics, the hypothesis often takes the form of a causal mechanism or a mathematical relation. The third step is use of the hypothesis to predict the existence of other phenomena, or to predict quantitatively the results of new observations. Finally the last step is performance of experimental tests of the predictions by several independent experimenters and properly performed experiments.The Scientific Method is something scientists created to prove that things were either wrong or right. Galileo proved Aristole wrong by dropping two rocks at the same height to prove that Aristole's theory that if you drop two things at the same height the heavier object will fall faster.