The job of the scientific method is to provide an open, standard approach to doing an experiment. It lessens bias. A scientist can't use his opinion to prove something is true. Scientists have to look at phenomenon with an open mind, willing to accept that their belief might not be true. Many experiments help other scientists to form ideas and continue to search for the whole truth of a phenomenon that is hard to understand. Like weather, or climate change. We wrote down the scientific method today in our notes. It looked something like this: Observations Define the problem Make a hypothesis Test the hypothesis Reject or keep the hypothesis Test it again Becomes a theory This looks simple in our notes. But all scientists realize that the whole process might look like this: Or like this: This year we will be using the scientific method to learn how to make a claim, show evidence and give our reasons why we made our claim. This is a trending new way to do science: Simplifying the scientific method makes curiosity the driving force behind what you want to do. If you are curious about lightening. You could start your investigation with a claim: Lightening is hot. What is your evidence? The lightening hit the tree in my front yard and the tree exploded. The reason you believe lightening is hot? I saw the tree completely explode and all that was left was a smoking stump. From here you can begin to ask questions, do research and see if your reasoning is correct or not. This may not seem simple right now, and maybe it isn't. No worries, I promise we are going to have fun finding out what's up with this scientific method stuff!
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Mrs. TaylorI love science! Everything about the world is interesting and never boring. I love to study plants, animals, insects, and people. My favorite subjects are my students who are the most unique organisms on the planet! Categories |