Ch. 3: The Scientific Method & Lab Reports Flashcards
(5 cards)
What are the 6 steps in the scientific method?
- Purpose
- Research
- Hypothesis
- Experiment
- Analysis
- Discussion
What is a hypothesis?
predicting the outcome of the experiment (What is my educated prediction of the results?)
What is scientific theory?
a hypothesis that has been tested repetedly with similar results tat support that hypothesis
What is scientific law?
a very specific statement that is teh result of a theory being tested many times with similar results
What is included in the discussion section of a lab report?
Discuss the results of the experiment:
- hypothesis supported?
-errors
-future research
-conclusions