U1D1WS1-Prac-Scientific Method
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Directions: Choose an everyday situation in which you have used or could have used the scientific method. Specify what you did or thought in each step of the method. Be sure to include at least two observations, hypotheses, and experiments. Use the example below to help you!
Example:Observations: (a) My flashlight will not turn on when I push the on switch.(b) When I hit the side of the flashlight it turns on for a second then turns off.Hypotheses: (a) Maybe I need to replace the batteries. (b) It could be that the light bulb needs to be replaced.Experiments: (a) Replace the batteries or (b) replace the light bulb.Results: (a) When I replaced the batteries it did not turn on. (b) When I replaced the light bulb and kept the same batteries, it worked.Conclusion: The light bulb was the problem – it was burnt out and kept the flashlight from working properly.****
Observations: (Define the problem)
Directions: Choose an everyday situation in which you have used or could have used the scientific method. Specify what you did or thought in each step of the method. Be sure to include at least two observations, hypotheses, and experiments. Use the example below to help you!
Example:
Observations: (a) My flashlight will not turn on when I push the on switch.
(b) When I hit the side of the flashlight it turns on for a second then turns off.
Hypotheses: (a) Maybe I need to replace the batteries. (b) It could be that the light bulb needs to be replaced.
Experiments: (a) Replace the batteries or (b) replace the light bulb.
Results: (a) When I replaced the batteries it did not turn on. (b) When I replaced the light bulb and kept the same batteries, it worked.
Conclusion: The light bulb was the problem – it was burnt out and kept the flashlight from working properly.
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