1. (Yes, taking notes is a good idea)
Scientific Method
(Yes, taking notes is a good idea)

2. Method Steps
Observation – You have to look around to find a pattern/problem
Hypothesis – An educated guess at what may be causing something or how to solve a problem.
Experiments – Test the hypothesis and produce data.
Analysis – Gather all the data and determine what has been found.
Conclusion – Does your hypothesis seem like the likely cause?
Communication – Let everyone else know what you have found.

3. Like all science, biology is a process of inquiry.
Scientists make careful and systematic observations.
Scientists record observations as data.
Scientists form a hypothesis as a possible answer to a question.
Scientists test their hypotheses and analyze their data.

4. Biologists use experiments to test hypotheses.
Observational studies allow scientists to describe a phenomenon.

5. Experimental studies allow scientists to determine what causes a phenomenon.

6. Independent variables are manipulated.
Experimental studies allow scientists to determine what causes a phenomenon.
Dependent variables are observed and measured.
Independent variables are manipulated.
Constants are conditions that are kept the same.

7. Models
Scientific Models, or modeling, are the 3rd type of study/experiment. Models are created by plugging data into computer simulations that will allow scientists to potentially predict what happens out in nature. Used to Study: - Dangerous events - Large scale phenomena - Rare phenomena

8. A theory explains a wide range of observations.
Theories explain a wide range of observations and experimental results.
A theory is supported by a wide range of scientific evidence.
Theories can change based on new evidence.

9. Scientific Method Flow Chart