HOW SCIENCE IS DONE

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a system of acquiring knowledge
through observation and the
experimental testing of
hypotheses

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Scientific Method

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based on
obtaining and analyzing empirical
evidence to support the reasoning
process

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Scientific Method

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Employing your five senses to
perceive objects or events

Asking questions: one or more
questions are generated

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Observation

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A statement is testable if evidence can be
collected that either does or doesn’t
support it

It can never be proven beyond doubt

Often must be refined and revised or
discarded

Is a statement made in advance that
states the results that will be
obtained from testing the hypothesis

Often written in the form of an “if-then” statement

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Forming a Hypothesis

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Testing a hypothesis or prediction by
gathering data under controlled conditions
– conducting a controlled experiment

Based on a comparison of a control
group with an experimental group

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Experimenting

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the condition being
tested in the experiment otherwise
known as the independent variable

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Treatment

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is a group in an
experiment that do not receive the
treatment

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Control Group

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would be the
group that contains the test
subjects, the individuals being
provided the treatment

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Experimental Group

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a part of an experimental

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Variables

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variable
that is changed

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Independent Variable

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is the
variable being tested

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Dependent Variable

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that can
be measured in numbers

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Quantitative Data

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information that
isn’t numbers

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Qualitative Data

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technique of using a sample

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Sampling

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a small part - to represent the entire population

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Sample

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involves placing observations and
measurement (data) in order
 Graphs, charts, tables, or maps

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Organizing Data

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collected and organized data must be
analyzed

process of determining whether data
are reliable or whether they support or
do not support a hypothesis or
prediction

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Analyzing Data

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made on the
basis of facts, not observations

often drawn from data
gathered from a study or
experiment

should support the
hypothesis

should be re-testable

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Conclusion

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sharing of information is essential to
scientific process

subject to examination and verification
by other scientists

allows scientists to build on the work of
others

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Communication

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may be formed
after many related
hypothesis have been
tested and supported with
experimental evidence

broad and comprehensive
statement of what is
thought to be true

supported by considerable
evidence

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Theories

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a statement of fact that concisely
explains an action or group of
actions.

accepted to be true

may be expressed as a math
equation

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Laws