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| what is the scientific method? |
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| the series of steps that scientists use to answer questions and solve problems |
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| what are the steps of the sci method? |
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1. Ask a question
2. form a hypothesis
3. test the hypothesis
4. analyze the results
5. draw a conclusion
6. communicate the results |
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| Q: what are questions generated from? |
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| the test variable and what you measure |
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| Hypo: What is a hypothesis? |
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| a possible explanation or answer to a question |
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| Hypo: What must a hypothesis be? |
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| test hypo: what do you design? |
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| test hypo: when designing an expirement, what do you have to do? |
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1. write a procedure
2. create a method for data collection ( data table, questionaire, etc.)
3. Record data neatly
4. make specific and accurate observations |
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| Ana results: What does this step involve? |
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calculating averages, percentages, and other statistics
also graphing the data to look for trends |
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| Draw conc.: What to you create? |
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| you have to write up a summary of the expirement, explaining hte data/ results, and include ypur graphs. this is written in paragraph form |
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| Draw conc: What questions should you answer in your write up? |
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1. Do your results support your hypo? ( include data to support claim)
2. What are possible causes of error?
3. How would you modify the expirement to avoid these errors?
4. What do your results mean? |
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| Comm results: What are some ways you can communicate your results? |
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| lab report, poster, oral report |
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