1. August 22, 2017 -SC. 912.N.1.1- Scientific Method
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Scientific Method– Cornell – ISN- 7
Building a connected object lab- ISN-6
Graphing station lab must be completed and turned in by Wednesday, or it is late

2. Cornell Notes Topic/Objective:
Scientific Method
Essential Question- Should be answered in the summary
What is the scientific method?

3. Scientific Method Procedures
Observation
The foundation of the scientific method
Leads to a question regarding the event or characteristic
Hypothesis
Is an “educated guess”
It is a tentative cause and effect statement.
Has to be testable
Is rejected or accepted at the conclusion of an experiment

4. Terminology
Hypothesis: a possible answer to a scientific question (Q: “How will studying affect my test score?” Hypo: “If I study for… then my test score will…”)
Prediction: states the expected outcome of an experiment designed to test the hypothesis (“My test score will…”)
Inference: a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience (“I have always done poorly in science, so I will do poorly this time too.”)

5. Scientific Method Procedures
Experiment
Experiments must be repeatable and reproducible.
dependent variable - this will be the single observation, or the result we will be observing.
independent variable - this will be the single variable we elect to manipulate.
controlled variables - these are factors that we will keep constant (“keep controlled”) during the experiment, so that they do not affect the dependent variable.

6. What is the Purpose of a Control?
Controls are NOT being tested
Controls are used for COMPARISON

7. Scientific Method Procedures
Collect/ Analyze Data
Always report ALL results (the good, the bad, and the ugly!)
Look for patterns in the data
Conclusion
WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY?

8. Lesson 2: Scientific Method

9. PSEUDOSCIENCE: A pseudoscience is a set of ideas put forth as scientific when they are not scientific.
Clairvoyance is the art of 'seeing' beyond the five senses.
Astrology comprises several systems of divination based on the premise that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world.
Psychokinesis, sometimes referred to as "telekinesis" or "mind over matter," is the ability to influence the movement of matter or energy through mental processes.