1. Headings Vocabulary Important Words
The Scientific Method
Headings
Vocabulary
Important Words

2. 1. OBSERVE 2. STATE THE PROBLEM
SEEING SOMETHING YOU CANNOT EXPLAIN.
YOU WANT TO PROVE SOMETHING
2. STATE THE PROBLEM
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS
THEN YOU CAN GET EXPERIMENT STARTED

3. 4. PERFORM THE EXPERIMENT
UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
YOU ARE TRYING TO PROVE OR DISPROVE YOUR HYPOTHESIS
3. FORM A HYPOTHESIS
YOU NEED TO MAKE An Educated Prediction AS TO WHAT YOU THINK THE RESULT WILL BE…
MUST BE ABLE TO TEST IT!!!

4. Dependent Variable VARIABLE Independent Variable
THINGS YOU CHANGE!
A FACTOR TESTED IN AN EXPERIMENT
WHEN TRYING TO PROVE OR DISPROVE A HYPOTHESIS
YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE AT LEAST ONE VARIABLE
Dependent Variable
Responding variable (depends on IV)
what you see happening
what you record data about
Independent Variable
The actual thing you CHANGE!
Usually only 1
Variable you are testing

5. CONTROL
THE STANDARD USED TO COMPARE WITH THE OUTCOME OF A TEST

6. 5. COLLECT DATA
RECORD RESULTS FROM EXP. ON A DATA TABLE THAT YOU CREATE YOURSELF
UNLESS TEACHER TELLS YOU OTHERWISE
USUSALLY ON 1ST LEFT PAGE OF LAB REPORT

7. GRAPHING ALWAYS PUT GRAPH ON LEFT PAGE OF LAB REPORT
MUST HAVE FOR FULL CREDIT:
1. TITLE
Should reflect what the graph is showing (distance vs. time)
2. NUMBERS FOR SCALE
Always go at least 10 numbers higher than your largest number
3. LABEL AXIS “X” & “Y” W/:
WHAT IS BEING MEASURED (time) & UNITS (seconds)
4. LARGE GRAPH
--SHOULD TAKE UP ENTIRE SHEET OF PAPER --(no small graphs)

8. HAND MADE (no computer) MUST BE IN COLOR!!!
REMEMBER IT GOES ON THE LEFT PAGE!!!
EACH NUMBER ON AXIS MUST HAVE SAME # VALUE
(i.e. 5, 10, 15 not 5, 7, 8, 20, 25)
MUST BE STRAIGHT, NEAT, LEGIBLE
DATA TABLE MUST BE ATTACHED IF TURNED IN
What is missing on these graphs?

9. Is this graph ready to turn in for full credit?
                  

10. 6 A. CONCLUSION WRAP UP YOUR EXPERIMENT
BASE IT ON YOUR FINDINGS (DATA)
MUST BE 2-3 COMPLETE SENTENCES

11. 6B. ACCEPT OR REJECT ORIGINAL HYPOTHESIS
USING DATA & OBSERVATIONS MADE
DECIDE IF YOUR ORIGINAL HYP. WAS RIGHT or WRONG
EXPLAIN WHY IN A COMPLETE SENTENCES
EX: I accept my original hypothesis which stated_____ because my data showed ______.