1. © 2008 Program ENERGY Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR020469-05 The Scientific Method “The Greatest Idea of All Time”

2. © 2008 Program ENERGY Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR020469-05 1 Define the problem Problem = what you want to know

3. © 2008 Program ENERGY Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR020469-05 2 Gather Information Information = What is already known

4. © 2008 Program ENERGY Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR020469-05 3 Form a Hypothesis Hypothesis = an educated guess

5. © 2008 Program ENERGY Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR020469-05 4 Perform Experiments Experiment = Test

6. © 2008 Program ENERGY Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR020469-05 5 Make Observation Observation = Examination

7. © 2008 Program ENERGY Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR020469-05 6 Record Data Record Data = write down information

8. © 2008 Program ENERGY Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR020469-05 7 Compare Results Information = What is already known

9. © 2008 Program ENERGY Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR020469-05 8 Draw Conclusions Conclusions = What you learned

10. © 2008 Program ENERGY Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR020469-05 9 Share Results Results = Outcomes

11. © 2008 Program ENERGY Program ENERGY is funded by SEPA grant number 5R25RR020469-05 Program ENERGY is funded by a Science Education Partnership Award from the National Center for Research Resources/National Institutes of Health in partnership with the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at Colorado State University