@Quehoniaomath,
The scientific method is:
1. Formulation of a question
Determine which phenomenon you wish to understand.
2. Gather data
Examine the available verifiable data relating to the phenomenon.
3. Hypothesis
Formulate an explanation of all or part of the phenomenon based on
patterns in the data.
4. Prediction
Use the hypothesis to predict the result of experiments not yet
performed.
5. Testing
Experimentally test the prediction in item 4 above.
6. Conclusion
If experiments confirm the prediction, then the hypothesis is somewhat
confirmed. If experiments don't confirm the prediction, then the
hypothesis is wrong. Get over it and see if you can formulated another
hypothesis.
Scientific method is a trial and error system.
You have a problem, you search for what you need to solve it, you formulate a solution or an hypothesis, you predict the possible outcomes, you run a trial (test), you found a conclusion. The possibilities are, you were wrong (an eror you repeat changing the variables), you were right (you solved the problem.