The Scientific Method in Action (kacha)
Choose from one of the three articles below (1 - least complex...3 - most complex)
Once you have read the article - answer the following questions on a blank sheet of notebook paper.
Do not feel bad if you find this difficult - I want this to be an exercise where you are stretching your brains and applying what we have learned in class to the real-world of SCIEEEENCE!
Once you have read the article - answer the following questions on a blank sheet of notebook paper.
- What was the problem that the scientists were studying?
- What was their question? (one sentence - keep it simple)
- Write a hypothesis in the "If...then" format - write a hypothesis for the question the scientists were asking.
- What were the independent and dependent variables in their study?
- What might some things be that they would want to control in their studies?
Do not feel bad if you find this difficult - I want this to be an exercise where you are stretching your brains and applying what we have learned in class to the real-world of SCIEEEENCE!
