Scientific method
Standard series of steps used in gaining new knowledge through research
what are the steps to the scientific method(4)
1.Observation
2.Hypothesis
3.Experiments and data Collection
4.Conclusion
What is an Observation?
Scientists use their senses to gather information about a phenomenon or natural event.
What is a hypothesis?
-A tentative explanation for what we observed
-Developed through inductive reasoning
-Testable
What is Experiments & Data Collection
What is a test group?
Exposed to the experimental variable
What is the control group?
goes through all aspects of experiment but is not exposed to the experimental variable
Data
Results of an experiment