Using the Scientific Method to set up an experiment, and a reinforcement of our discussions about tissues and plant growth.
What is the Scientific
Method?
The scientific method is a process for experimentation that is
used to explore observations and answer questions. Does this mean all
scientists follow exactly this process? No. Some areas of science can be
more easily tested than others. For example, scientists studying how stars
change as they age or how dinosaurs digested their food cannot fast-forward a
star’s life by a million years or run medical exams on feeding dinosaurs to
test their hypotheses. When direct experimentation is not possible, scientists
modify the scientific method. In fact, there are probably as many versions of
the scientific method as there are scientists! But even when modified, the goal
remains the same: to discover cause and effect relationships by asking
questions, carefully gathering and examining the evidence, and seeing if all
the available information can be combined in to a logical answer.
Even though we show the scientific method as a series of steps,
keep in mind that new information or thinking might cause a scientist to back
up and repeat steps at any point during the process. A process like the
scientific method that involves such backing up and repeating is called an
iterative process.
Whether you are doing a science fair project, a classroom
science activity, independent research, or any other hands-on science inquiry
understanding the steps of the scientific method will help you focus your
scientific question and work through your observations and data to answer the
question as well as possible.
USE THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKGtkzgKfkc (this covers the scientific method in general)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FvSXI2iBcA (this is a funny example of the scientific method as told by Neil Degrasse Tyson who is a famous astrophysicist)
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