Scientific Method Review

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Scientific Method Review
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Problem

• Which of the following is a correctly written
  scientific Problem?
• You enter the classroom and do not begin on the
  warm up
• Your lab partner has just spilled acid all over
  your new sweater
• Your lab papers all of a sudden burst into flames
  before you turn them in to Mr. Ricken
• What causes students not to try in school?

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Hypothesis

• Which of the following is a correctly written
  scientific Hypothesis?
• Students will enter the classroom in an orderly
  fashion and begin the warm ups daily.
• Students take out supplies. Students sharpen
  pencils. Students begin warm up.
• 50 of 1st period completes their warm up by the
  time Mr. Ricken has completed taking attendance.
• How many students will begin their warm up with
  our being told to this wonderful day?

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Experimental Design

• Which of the following does not belong in the
  Experiment (Experimental Design) section of a lab
  write up?
• Materials
• Procedures
• Graphs

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Data

• Which of the following does not belong in the
  Data section?
• Straight lines
• Correct labels
• Results
• Numbers and observations

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Results

• What belongs in the results section?
• A prediction of what will happen in the
  experiment.
• An interpretation of what happened in the
  experiment.
• Charts and graphs
• A verbal representation of the observations made
  during the experiment.

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Conclusions

• What should not be in the conclusions?
• A statement accepting or rejecting the
  hypothesis.
• Listing any possible sources of error.
• List of materials
• Ways to improve the experiment or even future
  experiments.