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Scientific Method Project. Language of Science…. How we study science today was developed long ago by our scientist fore-fathers and mothers Today you start to learn the language of Science!!!. Fathers of the Scientific Method. Aristotle Roger Bacon Galileo Francis Bacon.
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Language of Science… • How we study science today was developed long ago by our scientist fore-fathers and mothers • Today you start to learn the language of Science!!!
Fathers of the Scientific Method • Aristotle • Roger Bacon • Galileo • Francis Bacon • Other notable contributors: • John Dewey • Isaac Newton • Robert Boyle • Gregor Mendel • Benjamin Franklin • Charles Darwin • Albert Einstein
Scientific Method – Bubble Map Scientific Method
Steps to Scientific Method 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Identifya Problem/Challenge/Objective State Questions/Observationsabout the problem Form a Hypothesisabout the problem (if…then…) Design an Experimentto test the hypothesis Collect Data AnalyzeData Form a Conclusion Retest Sharethe Results
Objective • Students will learn how to conduct the scientific method while studying creation. • Students will discover the different plants around their MCS campus by making observations and mapping their locations.
Ask Questions like a Scholar! • Ask questions with a specific goal or outcome in mind: • Why…? • Where…? • What…? • How…? • When…? • Who…?
Know/Need to Know Chart • Create Table in Journal • Individual – 4 minutes • Group – 2 minutes
Observations • Observations are information/details that are gathered through your senses • They are recorded for future study • A scientist notices and describes the details in their natural world
Review Observations • Were your observations complete thoughts or sentences? • Did you give a location for the object? • Does your description include texture? Color? Shape? Length? Width? Height?
Intentional Observations • We will focus on Primarily on the plants as we explore outside
Hypothesis • A hypothesis is a: • suggested solution to the problem. • Must be able to test it • Sometimes written as If…Then… statements • Predicts an outcome
Hypothesis • An example of a hypothesis might be: “If plants grow near the building, then they would grow larger than out in the open.”
Experiment • An experiment is a procedure totest the hypothesis. • An experimenter changes one factor andobserves or measureswhat happens.
Experiment – Variables • In the experiment there will be variables • A Variable is a factor in the experiment that is being tested • Example: height of the plant in proximity to the building
Experiment Groups • Two groups are required: • The Control Group • The Experimental Group
The Control Variable • The experimenter makes a special effort to keep other variables constant so that they will not effect the outcome. • Those factors are called control variables.
The Control Variable • Purpose of a Controlis to NOT be tested • Controls are used for COMPARISON
Other Variables • The factor that is changed by the scientist is known as the independent variable. • The factor that is measured or observed is called the dependent variable.
Example • For example, suppose you want to figure out the fastest route to walk home from school. • You will try several different routes and time how long it takes you to get home by each one. • Since you are only interested in finding a route that is fastest for you, you will do the walking yourself.
What are the Variables in Your Experiment? • Varying the route is the ____________ variable. • The time it takes is the _________ variable. • Keeping the same walker throughout makes the walker a ________ variable. independent dependent control
Data • Dataare pieces of information that come from the experiment • May be quantitative • Ex: numbers – amount, frequency, measurements • or qualitative • descriptive: color, taste, smell, texture, shape, and sound
Data Collection • Data must be organized into: • Tables • Charts • Graphs
Data Analysis • Data analysis involves: • Comparingthe data collected from the experimental group and control group • Reflection did the data support your original hypothesis? Did it NOT support your hypothesis? • Sometimes analysis requires additional observations!
Conclusion • A conclusion is a statement/answer to the hypothesis based on the data obtained from the experiment • What did you learn?
Retest • In order to verify the results, experiments must be retested.
Steps to Solving a Problem 1)_______ a Problem 2) State ___________ about the problem 3) Form a ________ about the problem (if…then…) 4) Design an ________ to ____ the _________ 5) Collect______ 6) __________ data 7) Form a ___________ 8) _______ 9) ________ your Results