Scientific Method

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Scientific Method

• A __________ for
• experiment success.

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What is the scientific method?

• It is a simple method scientists use to conduct
  an _____________________.
• It is a way to ________________ scientific
  questions by asking questions conducting
  experiments.

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I. Question/Problem

• Ask a question about something observed.
• _______________?
• How?
• What?
• Question to be __________________.
• Must be about something measurable.

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II. Hypothesis

• _______________ guess about how things work.
• Prediction
• Use If, then statements
• If ____ I do this, then _____ this will
  happen
• Focus on ________________variable only.

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III. Experiment

• Tests your ___________________.
• Is it accepted (right) or rejected (wrong) ?
• Change only one __________at a time.
• Use a control or ____________ group (A group that
  has nothing done to it. Standard used for
  comparison in an experiment.)
• In order for results to be ___________, conduct
  several tests.

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III. Experiment

• Record your data in a data table.
• Numerical (________________) data organized in
  rows and columns
• The specific ______________variables are listed
• The number of ___________are listed
• Blanks are left for the data (_____________
  variable) to be filled in

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III. Experiment
Title Describing the _________________
Trial Variable 1 Variable 2 Variable 3
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AVERAGE
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IV. Data Analysis

• Simplify the data
• Average (_____________)
• Graph
• Graph the data to look for ____________
  relationships.

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V. Conclusion

• Summary of your ___________________.
• After your experiment, analyze your data to see
  if your hypothesis was accepted or rejected.
• If hypothesis is rejected, give possible
  _______________ for the difference between your
  hypothesis and the experimental results.