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How well do you know the…. Scientific. Method. PRELAB. PROBLEM. asks a question. PURPOSE. the reason for doing the experiment. RESEARCH. Find out all you can about your idea…. HYPOTHESIS. A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR WHY THINGS HAPPEN THE WAY THEY DO. If…Then…Because…. MATERIALS.
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How well do you know the… Scientific Method
PROBLEM asks aquestion
PURPOSE the reason for doing the experiment
RESEARCH Find out all you can about your idea…
HYPOTHESIS A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR WHY THINGS HAPPEN THE WAY THEY DO If…Then…Because…
MATERIALS get what you need...
PROCEDURE How to do the experiment…
LAB OR EXPERIMENT
CONTROL The part of the experiment you compare everything else to… VARIABLE The part of the experiment you change
Ex. Control = Time how long it takes a Mouse to get through a maze Variable = Cheese, another mouse, change the maze, make it dark, alcohol, mirrors
OBSERVATIONS QUALITATIVE QUANTITATIVE TAKE MEASUREMENTS – English / Metric Systems USE YOUR SENSES – Sight, Smell, Taste, Touch, Hear
OBSERVATION USE YOUR SENSES; TAKE MEASUREMENTS INFERENCE COMBINE EVIDENCE WITH EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Record Data Graphs, Charts, Photos
RESULTS SUMMARIZE OBSERVATIONS AND DATA
CONCLUSION A) ANSWER THE PROBLEM B) WAS YOUR HYPOTHESIS CORRECT? C) WHAT WENT WRONG? D) WHAT COULD YOU HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY TO GET BETTER RESULTS?
APPLICATION HOW YOU CAN RELATE YOUR EXPERIMENT TO YOUR REAL LIFE