1.2 The Laboratory Flashcards
Define a laboratory
A laboratory is a place that is equipped for scientific investigations and research
Why are there different types of laboratories
Because different scientific practices need different environments to operate
Define the scientific method
The scientific method is a series of steps that science make when conducting a scientific investigation
steps of scientific method
Aim
Investigate
Hypothesis
Method
Results
Conclusion
Explain aim
Where we say what is the purpose or why we are doing the investigation
Explain investigate
We need to do a background research on the topic first
Explain hypothesis
Is an educated guess
Explain Method
It is how we will plan our investigation
Explain results
During the test we need to observe the results we get from it
Explain conclusion
After we get the data we need to make the conclusion and now where the hypothesis is correct or not