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Sci Method 7 Steps
How to remember the steps of "Scientific Method" - P.R.H.P.O.A.C.
Question | Answer |
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Peter | P - Purpose |
Rabbit | R - Research |
Hates | H - Hypothesis |
Peas | P - Procedure |
Olives | O - Organize |
And | A - Analysis |
Carrots | C - Conclusions |
Peter P - Purpose Rabbit R - Research Hates H - Hypothesis Peas P - Procedure Olives O - Organize And A - Analysis Carrots C - Conclusions | Peter P - Purpose Rabbit R - Research Hates H - Hypothesis Peas P - Procedure Olives O - Organize And A - Analysis Carrots C - Conclusions |
Peter P - : What do you want to learn from the investigation? | Purpose |
Rabbit R - : What is already known about the topic? | Research |
Hates H - : What do you think will happen in the investigation? | Hypothesis |
Peas P - : How will you test the hypothesis and record the results? | Procedure |
Olives O - (Data) : How will you organize your data: charts or graphs? | Organize |
And A - : What do the results tell about the experiment? | Analysis |
Carrots C - : Do the results support your hypothesis? | Conclusions |
The PURPOSE in an investigation is often known as the ____________. | "BIG QUESTION" (What is it you want to learn about the topic you are going to be researching.) |
__________ reveals the answers to WHY, HOW, WHO, WHAT, WHEN,and WHERE questions about the topic. | RESEARCH |
__________ is an educated guess or a prediction about what will happen in the experiment | HYPOTHESIS |
________________ is A written in the form of an "if..., then..." statement. | HYPOTHESIS |
*** Hypothesis EXAMPLE: *** | Is an Example of a __________ : If we increase the depth of a seed, then the sprouting time will increase. |
The _________ is the step by step process (direction) used for testing a hypothesis. | PROCEDURE |
_______ is collected during the procedure. | DATA |
DATA is collected during the procedure and is collected during the PROCEDURE and is then ________ into charts or graphs. | ORGANIZED |
Theses charts and graphs are ___________ and a CONCLUSION is drawn. | ANALYZED |
The conclusion summarizes the results of the experiment and states whether or not the DATA supported the __________. | HYPOTHESIS |
A _________ is a well- tested scientific concept that explians a wide range of observations. | SCIENTIFIC THEORY |
A scientific theory is often developed AFTER many trials and tested hypotheses have been proven true in an ______________. | Experiment |
Purpose | What do you want to learn from the |
investigation? | |
Research | |
What is already known about the topic? | |
Hypothesis | |
What do you think will happen in the investigation? | |
Procedure | |
How will you test the hypothesis and record the results? | |
Organize (Data) | How will you organize your data: charts or graphs? |
Analysis | |
What do the results tell about the experiment? | |
Conclusions | |
How many steps _______ | seven |
Do the results support your hypothesis? | Conclusions |
Do the results support your hypothesis? | Conclusions |
________ is the process scientists use to find the answers to questions they have about the world around them. | Scientific Inquiry |
They use the ________ to design and conduct scientific investigations to explore the answers to their hypotheses. | Scientific Method |