Rationale

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Rationale

• The purpose of this power point presentation is
  to introduce the scientific method and its steps

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Scientific Method

• A systematic approach(or steps) to solving any
  problem

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The Steps of the Scientific Method

• Question
• Hypothesis
• Materials
• Observations
• Data
• Conclusion
• Reason for error

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Question

• The topic we are going to investigate
• Something we do not understand about nature

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Hypothesis

• A written prediction to your problem
• Use when-then statement format

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Materials

• Equipment and supplies needed for lab.
• Written in numerical order.

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Procedures

• Steps taken in order to test hypothesis
• Always number all steps taken in a lab.
• NEVER leave out a step. This variable could
  affect someone else's results.

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Observations

• Measurements and information
• Sloppy copy of your data collected from lab.
• All data should recorded here first before making
  any graph, chart, or table.

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Data

• Put information into a table or graph

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Conclusion

• Tell what happen in lab with when-then statement

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Reason For Error

• What could have gone wrong