1. Types of Scientific Research
Descriptive
Experimental

2. Descriptive Based mostly on observations Examples: Animal behavior
Collecting rock samples from other planets

3. Descriptive Research State the objective Design the investigation
what you want to find out
Design the investigation
How you will conduct the investigation
What steps?
What materials?
What data?
Eliminate bias

4. Descriptive Research
Analyze data
Draw Conclusions
Communicate results

5. Experimental Research
Involves the control & manipulation of variables
Examples:
Testing the effect of antibiotics on bacteria
Comparing the strength of different brands of paper towels

6. Experimental Research
State the question
What you want to find out
Develop a hypothesis
Educated guess about the relationship between the variables
Design the experiment
What steps?
What data?
Controlled variables
Repeated trials

7. Experimental Research
Collect & analyze data
Draw conclusions
Communicate results