1. Pretest: Scientific Method
The scientific method was developed to help scientists organize the process of solving problems
True or False?

2. Pretest: Scientific Method
Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?
Hypothesis
Experiment
Conclusion
Inference

3. Pretest: Scientific Method
Which of these words would you not associate with the scientific method?
Disorganized
Organized
Data
Control

4. Pretest: Scientific Method
A hypothesis is …..
A random thought
An answer to a question
An educated guess
An experiment

5. Pretest: Scientific Method
Which of these would be called results??
Number of fruit flies
Counting fruit flies
Seeing fruit flies on an apple
Wondering why a fruit fly was born

6. Pretest: Scientific Method
What do you do to test a hypothesis??
Guess at the outcome
Create a spreadsheet with data
Publish a scientific paper
Design an experiment

7. WHAT IS A HYPOTHESIS?
AN EXPLANATION TO A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE TESTED AND IS FALSIFIABLE.
It is a PREDICTION
It is only useful if it can be tested.

8. Leak-Proof Bag Experiment

9. 1. Ask a Question

10. 2. Write a Hypothesis

11. 4. Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment

12. 5. Analyze Your Data

13. 6. Come to a Conclusion

14. Present Results

15. What is a THEORY
When enough data supports a hypothesis, it becomes a theory.
Data is SUCCESSFULLY repeated many times.
It can be changed or replaced.

16. What is a LAW in science? A description of observations.
I.E. The Law of Orbit

17. Lets Look Back to our PRETEST

18. Pretest: Scientific Method
The scientific method was developed to help scientists organize the process of solving problems
True or False?

19. Pretest: Scientific Method
Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?
Hypothesis
Experiment
Conclusion
Inference

20. Pretest: Scientific Method
Which of these words would you not associate with the scientific method?
Disorganized
Organized
Data
Control

21. Pretest: Scientific Method
A hypothesis is …..
A random thought
An answer to a question
An educated guess
An experiment

22. Pretest: Scientific Method
Which of these would be called results??
Number of fruit flies
Counting fruit flies
Seeing fruit flies on an apple
Wondering why a fruit fly was born

23. Pretest: Scientific Method
What do you do to test a hypothesis??
Guess at the outcome
Create a spreadsheet with data
Publish a scientific paper
Design an experiment

24. Soooo, WHAT DID YOU LEARN???
In your notes, write down two things you learned from today’s lesson / experiment
Is there anything you are still unsure of??