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Mastering the Scientific Method: Unleashing the Power of Inquiry

Explore the steps of the Scientific Method with examples and guidelines for a successful science project. Learn how to ask questions, conduct research, form hypotheses, test experiments, analyze data, draw conclusions, and communicate results effectively.

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Mastering the Scientific Method: Unleashing the Power of Inquiry

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  1. The Scientific Method involves a series of steps that are used to investigate a natural occurrence.

  2. We shall take a closer look at these steps and the terminology you will need to understand before you start a science project.

  3. Scientific Method • Ask a Question • Do Background Research • Construct a Hypothesis • Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment • Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion • Communicate Your Results

  4. Steps of the Scientific Method • QUESTION OR PROBLEM • Example: How will coke affect the growth of plants? Click to hear narration.

  5. Steps of the Scientific Method • RESEARCH • Example: Find what others have said about the affect of coke on plants. Research what you would need to complete the experiment. Click to hear narration.

  6. Steps of the Scientific Method • CONSTRUCT A HYPOTHESIS • Example: If I put 3 cups of coke on a Daisy plant for 2 weeks, then the plant will die. Click to hear narration.

  7. Steps of the Scientific Method • EXPERIMENT • The supplies needed are… • The amount of time it will take… • The location… • The variables… • Perform the experiment. Click to hear narration.

  8. Steps of the Scientific Method • ANALYZE DATA AND DRAW A CONCLUSION • Example: I found that after putting 3 cups of coke on a Daisy plant for two weeks that the plant died. My hypothesis was correct. Click to hear narration.

  9. Steps of the Scientific Method • COMMUNICATE YOUR RESULTS • Make a nice display board presenting all the information you found, including pictures, data (charts and graphs), and a journal with daily entries to show your results. • You will present your projects to the class. Click to hear narration.

  10. Conclusion • The steps of the Scientific Method will be used often and for many different purposes throughout your life. • Can you remember the steps in order without looking? • Could any of these steps be combined or changed to create less or more steps? • GET OUT A PIECE OF BLANK PAPER AND A PENCIL.

  11. EXIT CARD • What could you use the steps of the Scientific Method for other than a science experiment in this class?

  12. Credits • http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_scientific_method.shtml

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