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Scientific Processes
the Scientific Method
Term | Definition |
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PROBLEM | THE QUESTION WE WANT TO INVESTIGATE |
HYPOTHESIS | ONE POSSIBLE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION |
HYPOTHESIS | A STATEMENT ABOUT THE EXPECTED RESULT BASED ON OBSERVATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE |
HYPOTHESIS | WRITTEN AS AN "IF...THEN..."STATEMENT |
MATERIALS | THE EQUIPMENT OF TOOLS NEEDED TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS |
PROCEDURES | THE GUIDELINES YOU WILL FOLLOW TO DO YOUR INVESTIGATION |
PROCEDURES | THE METHOD YOU WILL USE TO GATHER AND RECORD YOUR DATA |
DATA AND RESULTS | GATHER DATA. OBSERVE AND MEASURE CAREFULLY, RECORD AND ORGANIZE YOUR DATA SO THAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM IT. |
DATA AND RESULTS | USE TABLES, CHARTS, OR GRAPHS. RECORD THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION USING PICTURES AND WORDS |
CONCLUSIONS | DESCRIBE THE CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE YOU USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR TEST SUPPORT YOUR HYPOTHESIS |
APPLICATIONS | HOW COULD THE INFORMATION BE APPLIED IN ANOTHER SITUATION? |