Scientific Method Notes ANALYZE & ____________ Hypothesis Conclusion: ≠ STEP KEY THINGS TO REMEMBER EXAMPLES Summarize data Hypothesis = Conclusion: Return to your hypothesis MUST BE _________________ & a. Which fertilizer will lead ________________. to the most plant growth? b. gum is the best? Let’s do it ourselves! Be specific. c. Why doesn’t my crush (Best what???) like me? STEP PAPER TOWEL LAB GATHER ___________________ Observation: _____________________: Which brand of paper towels is (FACTS ONLY) the most absorbent? _____________________: Inference: (assumptions/judgments) __________ AN OUTCOME If I put on cologne or perfume, then If (_______), then (_______). MUST: BE TESTABLE If he MEASUREABLE __________________, Make sense based on then he will lose body observations fat. COLLECT ________ Quantitative data: (Quantity) (perform the experiment) Qualitative data: (Quality)#&$"while they recite the ord he word "10 minutes. #&$"while they recite the y! ord he word "10 minutes. y!
Scientific Method Notes STEP KEY THINGS TO REMEMBER EXAMPLES MUST BE _________________ & ________________. Be specific. (Best what???) a. Which fertilizer will lead to the most plant growth? b. gum is the best? c. Why doesn’t my crush like me? GATHER ___________________ _____________________: (FACTS ONLY) _____________________: (assumptions/judgments) Observation: Inference: __________ AN OUTCOME If (_______), then (_______). MUST: BE TESTABLE MEASUREABLE Make sense based on observations If I put on cologne or perfume, then If he __________________, then he will lose body fat. COLLECT ________ (perform the experiment) Quantitative data: (Quantity) Qualitative data: (Quality)#&$"while they recite the ord he word "10 minutes. y! ANALYZE & ____________ Summarize data Return to your hypothesis Hypothesis ≠ Conclusion: Hypothesis = Conclusion: Let’s do it ourselves! STEP PAPER TOWEL LAB Which brand of paper towels is the most absorbent? #&$"while they recite the ord he word "10 minutes. y!
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