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AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

AIM: What is the Scientific Method?. x + y = ?. Q U E S T I O N ?. Have you ever heard of the Scientific Method?. Yes No. What does “method” mean?. Graph to interpret Data to record Steps to follow. 10. 24 of 24. How many step are there to the scientific method. One Two

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AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

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  1. AIM: What is the Scientific Method? x + y = ? Q U E S T I O N ?

  2. Have you ever heard of the Scientific Method? • Yes • No

  3. What does “method” mean? • Graph to interpret • Data to record • Steps to follow

  4. 10 24 of 24 How many step are there to the scientific method • One • Two • infinite • Depends on the textbook

  5. 7 Steps of the Scientific Method • IDENTIFY the problem • BACKGROUND INFORMATION • HYPOTHESIS • Design and Conduct EXPERIMENT • RECORD YOUR DATA • ANALYZE/ INTERPRET:(graphs) • CONCLUSION

  6. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method • IDENTIFY the problem: what is the question we are trying to solve • GATHER basic information:about your problem do some background research • STATE your HYPOTHESIS! (what you are trying to prove, often stated as an “if….then …”) • sometimes the 3 are combined AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

  7. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method • EXPERIMENT: (design and conduct your experiment to test your hypothesis) • RECORD YOUR DATA:(record your results with words or tables, or both) • ANALYZE AND INTERPRET:(think about your results, identify trends, make inferences, perhaps prepare charts or graphs) AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

  8. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method • STATE YOUR CONCLUSIONS:*should answer your hypothesis based upon your experiment, observations and data • *should be in a well formed paragraph • *should state whether your original hypothesis was right or wrong AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

  9. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method • Example: • What do we know about plants, what do they need? • Do we know for sure how much water they need? • Let’s follow the 7 steps of the Scientific Method AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

  10. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method Step1: Identify the problem - How much water is the best for my plants? Step2: Gather background information - a)Referral --ask Mr. Cohen or Mr. Ryal b)Research -- look it up on the internet c)Expert -- go ask somebody at the plant store AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

  11. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method Step3: State my Hypothesis “If I water my plants three times per week then they will grow the best” AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

  12. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method Step 4: WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP?

  13. What is the next step... • Design/Do • Interpret data • Record data

  14. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method Step 4: DESIGN AN EXPERIMENT! 1. Use three plants 2. Water Plant 1, one time per week 3. Water Plant 2, two times per week 4. Water Pant 3, three time per week AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

  15. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method Step 4: DESIGN AN EXPERIMENT! • WAIT: Before I begin my experiment, • Do the plants need the same amount of sun? • Do I have to use the same type of soil? • Do I have to use the same type of plant? • Do I have to give each the same amount/type of fertilizer?

  16. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method Step 5: What is the next step? AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

  17. What is the next step... • Design/Do • Interpret data • Record data

  18. 7 Steps of the Scientific Method Step 5: Observation and Data! AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

  19. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method Step 5: What is the next step? AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

  20. What is the next step... • Design/Do • Interpret data • Record data

  21. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method Step 6: Interpret and/or Analyze! Interpret your results? HOW? Look for a pattern? HOW? GRAPH IT! AIM: What is the Scientific Method?

  22. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method STEP 7:STATE YOUR CONCLUSIONS! Since Plant #2 grew the best, I should water my plants 2 times per week. I should not water my plants 3x times per week. My hypothesis was not correct. Notice how my conclusion relates back to my hypothesis!

  23. What is the first step of the SM... • conclusion • Record data • Interpret data • Design and do exp. • Background info • Hypothesis • Identify problem

  24. 0 of 24 What is the second step of the SM... • conclusion • Record data • Interpret data • Design and do exp. • Background info • Hypothesis • Identify problem

  25. What is the third step of the SM... • conclusion • Record data • Interpret data • Design and do exp. • Background info • Hypothesis • Identify problem

  26. What is the 4th step of the SM... • conclusion • Record data • Interpret data • Design and do exp. • Background info • Hypothesis • Identify problem

  27. 0 of 24 What is the 5th step of the SM... • conclusion • Record data • Interpret data • Design and do exp. • Background info • Hypothesis • Identify problem

  28. What is the 6th step of the SM... • conclusion • Record data • Interpret data • Design and do exp. • Background info • Hypothesis • Identify problem

  29. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method Class ACTIVITY: Concepts Worksheet 1-3 Enrichment Worksheet 1-3

  30. x + y = ? 7 Steps of the Scientific Method Homework: INTERNET QUESTIONS Worksheet 1-3 What is Scientific Method?

  31. IMAGINE you are Galileo at the leaning Tower of Pisa. Your notice things fall to earth because of gravity. You hypothesize: That heavier objects fall first.

  32. You design an experiment: You conduct observations: You interpret your results You state a conclusion: Lets see how this works!

  33. LET TRY Galileo's EXPERIMENT

  34. Did your conclusion agree with your hypothesis? Is that OK?

  35. LET Take a QUIZ!

  36. LESSON REVIEW: Click Mr. Z’s brother, for a lesson review!

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