Scientific Method in a nutshell
1. First make an observation, a measurement
2. Next make a theory about that observation. Your theory is called
a HYPOTHESIS
3. TEST YOUR HYPOTHESIS by designing an experiment. The experiment must
be fair. That is, you must be willing to test whether your hypothesis is wrong.
4. Design your experiment so that you are testing a big enough SAMPLE SIZE.
Control the other factors which may influence the outcome of the experiment.
5. Make a prediction:
a. if my hypothesis is correct, then the outcome will be....
b. if my hypothesis is incorrect, then the outcome will be...
6. Conduct the experiment and make observations
7. Make a conclusion.
8. other people try and replicate your experiment to see if they get the same results.
Homework: Due next period
Study for the safety test, including all the symbols
Redesign my experiment and make it a more valid experiment. Write a one page redesign of the experiment.
