1. A blueprint for experiment success.
Scientific Method
A blueprint for
experiment success.

2. What is the scientific method?
It is a simple and repeatable method scientists use to conduct an investigation.
It is a way to ask & answer scientific questions by asking questions & conducting experiments.
It is a way to arrive at our conclusion through the same data gathering method.

3. I. Question/Problem Ask a question about something observed.
Why?
How?
What?
Question to be solved.
Must be about something measurable.

4. II. Hypothesis Educated guess about how things work.
Prediction about the outcome
Use If, then statements
If ____ [I do this to the IV], then _____ [this will happen to the DV]
Focuses on changing one variable only and its effect on another measured variable.

5. III. Experiment Tests your hypothesis.
Is it accepted (agrees with hypothesis) or rejected (does not agree with hypothesis) ?
Change only one variable at a time.
Use a control or control group (A group that has nothing done to it – no treatment. Standard used for comparison in an experiment.)
In order for results to be valid, conduct several tests  RELIABILITY
Put results in a table to pool for data analysis.

6. IV. Data Analysis Summarize, or pool, the raw data Graph
Average (Mean)
Standard Deviation
Median
Mode
Graph
Graph the data to look for trends & relationships.
Raw  Summarized/Pooled data  Graph

7. IV. Data Analysis Season Loco Maint/Build Scan Perch/Rest/Sun Groom
Forage
Social
Total
Spring
2032
4514
1034
396
285
557
200
9018
Summer
1722
2570
615
634
563
497
399
7000
Fall
2003
3697
896
457
738
935
317
9043
Winter
1713
1053
2254
866
774
2395
112
9167

8. V. Conclusion  communicate Results
Summary of your experiment.
After your experiment, analyze your data to see if your hypothesis was accepted or rejected.
If hypothesis is rejected, give possible reasons for the difference between your hypothesis and the experimental results.

9. So how does it flow??