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SNC 1D NOTE: THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Name: _____________
Michael thomas Date: ______________

• Set of _______
Questionto follow in order to properly perform a scientific ________
Observation
1. QUESTION
• Scientists are curious, they ask a lot of questions
• What makes a good scientific question?
o It’s ____________
Simple and __________
Direct
o It’s ____________
Testable
o It compares _____
2 things

Format:
“What is the effect of __________________
Water on ___________________?”
Soil
( Independent q ) ( Dependant )

2. HYPOTHESIS
• Make a ______________
Educated guess based on what is ________________
Provided
• An _______________
Educated _______________________
Guess

Format:
“If __________________
Water help soil grow then __________________”
The soil is dependent on the water
( Independent ) ( Dependent )

3. DESIGN THE EXPERIMENT


• Identify the __________________
Variables (factors that can change in an investigation)
• _____________________
Independent Variable: the variable _________________
Changed by the
__________________
Experimenter (you!)
• _____________________
Dependent Variable: the variable that _________________
Changes as a result
of the _____________________
Independent ___________________________
Variable
• ____________________
Controlled Variable(s): all other factors that are kept the
_____________
Same so the experiment is fair
• Write a list of required ____________
Materials to perform your experiment
• Write a _______________
Procedure (step by step instructions to conduct your experiment)
SNC 1D NOTE: THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

4. CONDUCT THE EXPERIMENT


• Make _______________________
Observations and gather information/evidence to answer your
_____________
Question
• Qualitative Observations
• Information gathered through your
______________
Senses
• Describes the _______________
Qualities of objects and
events (may include __________)
Diagrams
• ______________
Cannot be measured
• Ex: ________,
Colour __________,
Taste _____________,
Odour

______________
Lister
• Ex: “The rose is red and has a sweet smell”
• Qualitative Observations
• Based on __________________
Measurement and ______________
Counting
• Deal with _______________
Quantity of things
• Ex: ___________,
The ____________,
Rose __________,
Is red _______________
And has sweet smell
• Ex: “The rose’s stem is 14cm long with 5 leaves”

5. ANALYZE THE DATA


• Look for ________
Trends in the observations
• Determine what the ____________
Data ___________
Means

6. FORM A CONCLUSION
• Was your _______________
Hypothesis right or wrong?
• _____________
Summarize your results

7. NEXT STEPS
• There are always more ______________
Questions that can be answered….

EXAMPLE: DEMONSTRATION
1. Question: _______________________________________________________________
What is the effect of water on soil

2. Hypothesis: _____________________________________________________________
If I water the soil everyday then I should start to see changes such as plant growing out of the soil.

3. Independent Variable: ________________________


Water

Dependent Variable: _________________________


Soil
SNC 1D NOTE: THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Controlled Variable(s): ____________________________________________________


The cup that I pour the water out of

A cup, a patch of soil, and water


Materials: _______________________________________________________________

Procedure (brief): _________________________________________________________


I fill the cup up with water and pour it on the patch of grass I continue this everyday until I see
________________________________________________________________________
Results
4.
Qualitative Observations Quantitative Observations

Different colour flowers could start growing The grass patch will increase in size

5. Analysis: _______________________________________________________________
The grass patch is growing by the weeks

6. Conclusion: _____________________________________________________________
That yes the soil will grow if I water it daily

7. Next Steps: ______________________________________________________________


To write it all down on a line graph:

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