What scientists do and why they do it that way

 The way scientists use experiments to answer questions.

 Mnemonic sentence, each word reminds of one step  “Quentin rides horses, elephants and camels.”

 QuentinQuestion  RidesResearch  HorsesHypothesis  ElephantsExperiment  AndAnalysis  CamelsConclusion

 Each flap will be one of the six steps.  Write the step and its word from our sentence at the bottom of the flap.  We will write information above the labels on each flap. Leave space! QuestionQuentin Researchrides Hypothesishorses Experimentelephants Analysisand Conclusioncamels

 The question should be something you can measure  how, where, when, why, … Should be something you can measure how, where, when, why,… QuestionQuentin Researchrides Hypothesishorses Experiment elephants Analysisand Conclusioncamels

 Collect information from books, magazines, internet, anywhere with reliable information Collect information from books, magazines, internet, anywhere with reliable information Researchrides Hypothesishorses Experimentelephants Analysisand Conclusioncamels

 An educated guess supported by your research  Includes your prediction, what conditions you set and a reason  “I think __________ will happen if I do _________ because __________.” QuestionQuentin An educated guess supported by your research Includes your prediction, what conditions you set and a reason “I think __________ will happen if I do _________ because __________.” Hypothesishorses Experimentelephants Analysisand Conclusioncamels Researchrides

 Can only change 1 thing  Record data  Need to run experiment at least 3 times QuestionQuentin Researchrides Can only change 1 thing Record data Need to run experiment at least 3 times Experimentelephants Analysisand Conclusioncamels Hypothesishorses

 Use graphs, charts, tables to show your data and any patterns  Include units, labels and titles QuestionQuentin Researchrides Hypothesishorses Use graphs, charts, tables to show your data and any patterns Include units, labels and titles Analysisand Conclusioncamels Experimentelephants

 Was your hypothesis right or not?  What data support that conclusion?  Suggest improvements to design of experiment QuestionQuentin Researchrides Hypothesishorses Experimentelephants Was your hypothesis right or not? What data support that conclusion? Suggest improvements to design of experiment Conclusioncamels Analysisand

Quentin rides horses, elephants and camels. Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analysis and Conclusion

 Variable means changeable. Math has letters for variables that stand for a number. The letter can change and represent a different number in another problem. V= l x w x h A variable speed fan can be set at different speeds. A variable timer can be set to come on at different times or for different durations.

Independent  You choose  The only thing that you change in your experiment  The cause of all the results Control group  The group you don’t change  Used to compare groups to find out if the variable works better Dependent  Depends on the independent variable  How the results change  The effect  Usually is what you measure

If you are experimenting to test two fertilizer brands, A and B, you would have at least 9 plants. Three would be in the group using fertilizer A (because you need to do it three times), three plants would be in the fertilizer B group, and three would not get any fertilizer. The independent variable is which fertilizer goes on the plants. You pick which plants get A, which get B and which get none. The dependent variable is how well the plants grow. It depends on how well the fertilizer works. The control group is the group that doesn’t get any fertilizer. You can compare these to groups A and B to see if the fertilizers helped at all or if the fertilizer was just a waste of money. Remember only the fertilizer should be different. All the plants should get the same amount of light, water, soil,….