Biology 20

What is the first thing that comes to mind?

Universal Symbols Is it specific to just us here in Dalmeny?

Universal Methods?? Are there certain ways to do things which can be thought of as universal?

What is the Reason? Why do we have these universal methods like writing music and driving according to traffic lights?

The Scientific Method The way we develop and acquire scientific knowledge

It usually starts with a Problem When people think of things in their life that are difficult, the natural response is to think of a way to improve this

Step 1 Introduction Comments on what the problem is, who it affects, and what the plan is to come up with an answer

Step 2 Purpose: Worded in the form of a question What you are setting out to solve

Step 3 Hypothesis An educated guess at the answer

Step 4 Materials A list of what You need

Step 5 Procedure Step by step process of how your experiment works

Step 6 Data/ Results Record of what you found out. Usually in charts and graphs

Step 7 Conclusion

Step 8 Sources of Error What went wrong

Assignment Scientific Method