1. August 20, 2013
EQ: How does form affect function?
WARM-UP:
LIST AS MANY STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD YOU CAN RECALL. (LIST THEM IN ORDER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE)

2. SCIENTIFIC METHOD

3. 1. OBSERVATION: (made throughout the experiment)
Use the five senses:
1. Taste
2. Touch
3. Smell
4. Hearing
5. Sight

4. What do these pictures have in common?

5. 2. QUESTION/PROBLEM:
Which tennis shoe do most New Manchester High School Students prefer?
Do plants grow better in freshwater or salt water?

6. 3. HYPOTHESIS Explanation that might be true Educated guess
Can be tested
The answer to your question
Usually written as an “If…then” statement
If=explanation
then= prediction (expected outcome)

7. If we survey NMHS students on their tennis shoe preference, then the majority of the students will prefer ________.
Nike
answer

8. 4. EXPERIMENT: (includes materials & procedures)
CONTROL GROUP-receives no experimental treatment (constant)
EXPERIMENTAL GROUP-identical to the control group with one exception…one variable (independent)
1. independent variable- the factor that is changed or manipulated by the scientist
2. dependent variable- the result of the change that is measured

11. 5. DATA COLLECTION & ANALYSIS:
I. Data/info. can be recorded in several ways:
Graphs
Tables
Charts
II. Data should be analyzed for patterns or inconsistentsies

16. 6. CONCLUSION: Was my hypothesis correct?
Should I accept or reject my hypothesis?
If the hypothesis is correct you _________ it.
If the hypothesis is incorrect, you ______ or __________ it.

18. When related hypotheses (verified by many) consistently explain scientific events, a ___________ is formed.
theory

20. A _____ is a proven fact of nature.
law
A _____ is a proven fact of nature.