Scientific Inquiry

Real World Example

Imagine you're trying to figure out why your car won't start on a cold winter morning. Just like a scientist, you start by forming testable explanations: maybe the battery is dead, the fuel line is frozen, or the spark plugs need replacing. In both cases, whether diagnosing your car or conducting scientific inquiry, you're obtaining knowledge by testing different explanations to find the one that solves the problem; each potential cause is like a hypothesis, and checking them one by one is akin to conducting experiments.