1. Honors Wrinkle Builder 8/26/13
You must label each of the following as either an observation or a hypothesis:
Hedgehogs sleep during the day.
If hedgehogs sleep during the day then hedgehogs must be awake during the night.

2. General Wrinkle Builder 8/26/13
Hedgehogs sleep during the day.
Is this an example of a hypothesis or an observation?

3. THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD Make an observation. Form a hypothesis.
Make a prediction.
Experiment.
Collect and analyze data.
Draw conclusions.

4. OBSERVATION The act of perceiving a natural occurrence.
Ex. Hedgehogs sleep during the day.

5. HYPOTHESIS
A proposed explanation for the way a particular aspect of the natural world functions (an educated guess).
Ex. If hedgehogs sleep during the day then hedgehogs must be awake during the night.
IF & THEN
STATEMENT

6. PREDICTION
A statement that forecasts what would happen in a test situation if the hypothesis were true.
WHAT WOULD THE PREDICTION BE???

7. EXPERIMENT Used to test a hypothesis and the prediction.
HOW WOULD YOU CONDUCT THE EXPERIMENT???
Control? Experimental? Independent variable? Dependent variable?

8. CONTROL V. EXPERIMENTAL
Control group- is the standard for comparison. (does not receive the independent variable.
Experimental group- receives the independent variable.

9. INDEPENDENT V. DEPENDENT
Independent variable- is the variable that is changed or manipulated.
Dependent variable- the variable that is observed or measured. (also called responding)

10. COLLECT & ANALYZE
Collect information taken from the experiment and organize it.
HOW CAN WE ORGANIZE OUR DATA?

11. CONCLUSION
The hypothesis is either accepted or rejected. Construct a theory!
A THEORY IS HIGHLY TESTED!!!

12. MAKING AN INFERENCE
A conclusion made on the basis of facts and previous knowledge rather than on direct observations.
So what is the difference between an inference and an observation?

13. 3-2-1 Chart List 3 things you found out. 2 interesting facts.
1 question you still have.

14. HONORS:
Can you write a procedure that can be repeated by your classmates???