Working hypothesis

A working hypothesis is like a guess that a scientist makes. Imagine you are playing a guessing game with your friends. You close your eyes, and your friends hide something in the room. You have to guess what it is based on clues your friends give you. Your first guess might be your working hypothesis. You don't know for sure if you're right, but you think it's the most likely answer based on what you know so far. As you find more clues, you might adjust your working hypothesis to make it more accurate. Scientists do the same thing when they start a new experiment or research project. They have an idea about what they think will happen, but they need to do tests to see if their working hypothesis is right or wrong. If it's wrong, they can change it and try again until they find the answer they're looking for. So, a working hypothesis is basically a starting point for scientists to try and find out something new.