Science is a way of knowing about the world.

What is science?

It relies on observation and experimentation!!

The process used to find answers to questions about the world around us.

What is the scientific method?

1. State the QuestionStep 1

What do you want to What do you want to know or explain?know or explain?

Use Use observationsobservations to to write a question.write a question.

Not all questions can be answered by science…

Questions must:

•Be measurable or observable.

•Should not simply ask why.

Are these testableQuestions or not?

DO NOT WRITE THESE!!!!!

1. Do beans grow better in pop or orange juice?

2. Do Monarch butterflies prefer eating common milkweed or swamp milkweed?

3. Why does Mrs. VanOverbeke like the color green?

2. Collect information (research)2. Collect information (research)Step 2

Gather information about the event or

process

3. FORM A HYPOTHESIS3. FORM A HYPOTHESIS

HYPOTHESIS= HYPOTHESIS=

a a testabletestable

statement about statement about

the natural world the natural world

Step 3

Make your hypothesis a statement NOT a question!!!

Step 4 4. Test the Hypothesis4. Test the Hypothesis

Develop a Develop a procedureprocedure to test the to test the hypothesishypothesis..

5. RECORD & STUDY DATA5. RECORD & STUDY DATA

DataData- -

Recorded Recorded observationsobservations and and measurementsmeasurements

Is your data reliable?Is your data reliable?

Step 5

6. ARRIVE AT A CONCLUSION6. ARRIVE AT A CONCLUSION

Is your Is your hypothesishypothesis supported by your supported by your

datadata??

This often leads to This often leads to more more questionsquestions and and more experiments…more experiments…

Step 6

OTHER IMPORTANT STEPSOTHER IMPORTANT STEPS

•Do this to make sure Do this to make sure your your conclusionconclusion is is correctcorrect

•Others must be able Others must be able to to repeatrepeat also also

REPEAT WORKREPEAT WORK

Other important info:

COMMUNICATE RESULTSCOMMUNICATE RESULTS

Scientists need to Scientists need to communicatecommunicate with with other scientists other scientists about new about new informationinformation and and discoveries.discoveries.

For your summary on: ◦Choose one of the above steps/ideas (state the question, collect info, form a hypothesis etc.) and draw a picture representing that.

◦THEN create an acrostic poem using one of our terms from today (science, question, information, communicate, etc.)

◦ S – study data◦ C – communicate results◦ I - inquire◦ E - evidence◦ N – new results◦ C - collaborate◦ E – everywhere you look