Science and the Scientific Method

 

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How do scientists figure stuff out? Well, that's a pretty big question. Especially considering that scientists have to face the unknown every time an experiment is done.

To help keep things standard across the scientific world while scientists delve into the unknown, they all use the same method. That's the Scientific Method, or as WA State generally describes this process, the Investigative Process.

In any event, the basic steps scientists use to go about finding answers to problems in the Natural World is pretty much the same. Thus at the beginning of the year we focus on how to understand and use this process. Over in the year we overlay more and more concepts on this process to explore the Natural World.

	Science Concept Definitions to know! (sjhs standard 2009)
	Science & Scientific Method Reference Guide
	Figure 1 - The Seven Characteristics of Science - SHOERAP
	What is Science? (HO)
	What is Science notes
	Types of Investigation notes
	Simplified view of Reasoning & the Scientific Process (HO)
	Simplified view of Reasoning & the Scientific Process notes
	Data Table 1 Observation & Inference/Links/Notes
	BASIC Scientific Method Crossword (HO)
	The World of Variables (HO)
	The World of Variables Questions (HO)
	Level One Situational Analysis HO
	Scientific Question, Predictions and Hypothesis Formation notes / practice!!
	NEW Forest Ecology Index (Why Do Leaves Change Color, Forest Structure, Field Guide, Rubric..etc)
	UV Beads Experiment
	Investigation Levels 1 to 4
	Systems Levels 1 and 2
	Continuum of Scientific Truth & questions
	Advanced Scientific Method Crossword 2009
	Troubleshooting Questions, Predictions, & Hypothesis notes
	Scientific (Testable) Questions HO

	The Center Challenge & Error Analysis
	Temperature and Pressure Experiment
	Coke Floats / Data Table / Front Cover for Sci Method
	Scientific Method Research Questions
	The Standard 1 through 20 Scientific Method (IP) Questions.
	Short Answer (Brief Conclusion): Guidelines, Example & Checklist
	Black Box Figure One - Suggestions to help you
	Extended Answer or Long Conclusion Guidelines, Example & Checklist
	The Frog Jump Scenario & Script
	Fast Food & Low Income Preschool Children Scenario & Script
	Mass Reliability & Validity Experiment
	Boiling water lab questions
	DT1 Black Box I Results - The Plumbers Apprentice!
	Balloon in a Box experiment
	DT1 Balloon in the Box
	Demo - The Egg in the Milk Bottle
	pH Magic intro, notes, and questions
	Seeds, Seeds, and more Seeds
	DT1 Seeds, seeds, and more seeds

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