Scientific+Method

The Scientific Method as done by Monty Pythonmedia type="custom" key="10399496"

The Nature of Science Vocab definitions
 * 1. scientific method - The step by step procedures of scientific problem solving; can include recognizing the problem, forming a hypothesis, analyzing the data, and drawing conclusions **


 * 2. observation - a record or description of an occurrence or pattern in nature **


 * 3. science - way of learning more about the natural world that provides possible explanations to questions and involves using a collection of skills. **


 * 4. scientific theory - a possible explanation for repeatedly observed patterns in nature supported by observations and results from many investigations **


 * 5. scientific law - a rule that describes a pattern in nature but does not try to explain why something happens **


 * 6. system - collection of structures, cycles, and processes that relate to and interact with each other **


 * 7. life science - study of living systems and how they interact **


 * 8. Earth science - study of Earth systems and systems in space, including weather and climate systems, and the study of nonliving things such as rocks, oceans, and planets **


 * 9. physical science - study of matter, which is anything that takes up space and has mass, and the study of energy, which is the ability to cause change **
 * 10. technology - use of science to help people in some way **


 * 11. hypothesis - reasonable guess that can be tested and is based on what is known and what is observed **


 * 12. constant - variable that is not changed in an experiment **


 * 13. controlled experiment - involves changing on e factor and observing its effect on one thing while keeping all other things constant **


 * 14. infer - to draw conclusion based on observation **


 * 15. independent variable - variable that is changed in an experiment **


 * 16. dependent variable - variable that changes as a result of a change in the independent variable **


 * PHERC **
 * P = Problem - what is the problem you want answered? **
 * H = Hypothesis - an educated guess or answer to your problem **
 * E = Experiment - design a fair test to figure out if your hypothesis is correct **
 * R = Results - analyze the results to see what happened in the experiment. You may need to use tables, graphs and charts to organize your results. Do you need to correct anything with your experiment and try again? **
 * C = Conclusion - reflect back on the hypothesis, your observations and the results. At this point you will either "support" your hypothesis or "refute" it. You will tell others your results so they can help figure an answer to the hypothesis too. **