Scientificmethod Why Important

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Scientific Method

Who uses it?

What is it?

Why should I care?


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Everyone uses it everyday.

Yes EvenYou!!!!!!!!!!


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It is a way to solve problems. Do

you have any problems to solve?

ny bi or anysmall ones?


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ny of these sound familiar?

Where are My Shoes?

What should I have for lunch?

What class do I have ne"t?

Did I do my homewor# for that class?

What is the cure for cancer? Which deodorant wor#s the lonest?


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$here are si" steps to the

Scientific Method. %. &roblem

'. Information

(. )ypothesis

*. E"periment

+. ,bservations -. onclusion


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&roblem

3$his is the 0uestion that you are tryin to

answer or problem that you are tryin to

solve.3$ry to narrow it down and be very

specific.


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Information 4

ather data about your 0uestion. 4

boo#s

maa5ines

reports

e"pertsyour past e"periences


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)ypothesis

4an educatededucated uess

4a prediction based based on data

4what you thin# the answer is based upon

your athered informationathered information


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E"periment

$his is bro#en into ' parts6 materials and

procedure.

Materials is a list of e0uipment that you will

need for the e"periment.

&rocedure is a list of instructions that you

need to follow for the e"periment.


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,bservations

ollection of information and data from the

e"periment.

It may be charts6 raphs6 or written wor#.

$his is W)$ )&&E1ED!!!!!


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onclusion

What did you find the answer to the

0uestion was?

It is OK if it turns out that your hypothesis

was not correct. You learned!!!!!!!!!


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2eport your findins

,ne of the most important parts of the

scientific method is to report to others your

findins. You will help others learn.

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