1. SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
Life Science
1.3 Mrs. Senese

3. Posing Question
Posing a Question- An experiment begins with a question, that can be answered by gathering evidence.

4. Hypothesis
Hypothesis- a prediction about the outcome of an experiment based on observations & prior knowledge.

5. EXPERIMENT DECIDE WHAT ARE YOUR PARAMETERS (WHAT CAN BE TESTED)
VARIABLE PARAMETERS CHANGE IN AN EXPERIMENT=THE MANIPULATED PARAMETER
RESPONDING VARIABLES ARE VARIABLE PARAMETERS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE DUE TO THE MANIPULATED VARIABLE
CONTROLED EXPERIMENTS ONLY ONE VARIABEL TESTED
OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS DESCRIBE HOW TO MESURE A VARIABLE

6. RESULTS
Record and Analyze Your Data in graphs, charts, tables, figures

7. Conclusion
Conclusion- The summary of the experiment and state whether you reject or accept your hypothesis.

8. Communicating
Communicating is sharing ideas and information with other people.

10. Scientists find Facts to explain the mysteries of nature.
Facts that are tested over time may become a scientific Theory
After a theory has been tested it may become a scientific Law