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THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD. ESSENTIAL QUESTION #2: Does the scientific method only work in science class? What is the scientific method? What are the steps of the scientific method? DO NOT PASTE INTO NOTEBOOK!!! September 19, 2012. OBSERVATION AND RESEARCH.

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THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

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  1. THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD ESSENTIAL QUESTION #2: Does the scientific method only work in science class? What is the scientific method? What are the steps of the scientific method? DO NOT PASTE INTO NOTEBOOK!!! September 19, 2012

  2. OBSERVATION AND RESEARCH • May be done ___________ or ____________you pose a formal problem • Gives you a ____________ to answer or • Helps you formulate a _______________

  3. PROBLEM/PURPOSE/QUESTION • This what you want to solve. • Research may __________ to this problem • Research may be done after problem is formed. • Sample problem: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  4. HYPOTHESIS • Prediction based on prior knowledge • FORMAT: If ____________ then _____________ because ________________. • Example: • Using the questions from the slide before, lets make a hypothesis. • Hypothesis: IF _______________________________ THEN___________________________ BECAUSE ____________________________________

  5. VARIABLES and CONTROLS • The factors that you are ___________________in an experiment • INDEPENDENT VARIABLE:the one factor you ________________ in your procedure • DEPENDENT VARIABLE: the factor that changes due an independent variable being changed • EXAMPLE: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • CONTROL: this is the experimental set-up where ____________________________!

  6. DATA • Observations, Measurements, Calculations, Drawings, etc… • Presented as: • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • Any figures (charts, diagrams, etc…) should be inserted into the document under this section. • This is also where you show work for calculations.

  7. GRAPHING DATA Example ALWAYS HAVE A _____________ THAT IS RELEVANT AND TELLS THE READER WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT Y-AXIS is for the ________________ variable. Notice both a title and the UNITS used to measure are present! X-AXIS is for the _____________________ variable. Notice both a title and the UNITS used to measure are present!

  8. CONCLUSION • Summarizes your process and findings • First ___________ hypothesis and explain if it was supported or not supported • Then summarize _____________ to explain why your hypothesis was right or wrong. • Cite specific data, ranges, averages, etc… • Tell reader where to look in charts and graphs • Analyzes errors • What went wrong in procedure or with materials? • This is not: ______________________________________. • How did this malfunction change data? (BE SPECIFIC) • Did it increase numbers? Decrease numbers? Spread them out? Clump them together? • Makes new predictions • What would you change in your material list or procedures next time? • What do you hope to see (data-wise) with these changes?

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