ch 1 The Scientific Method Flashcards
what is science?
it is the the organised and objective study of the physical, material and living world.
what is biology?
it is the study of living things.
name two areas of biology
botany, zoology etc.
what is the scientific method?
the process of investigation in which problems are identified and their suggested explanations are tested by carrying out exp’s.
stages of the scientific method
1) observation
2) hypothesis
3) experimentation
4) collection of data
5) conclusion
6)developing theories
7) publishing results
1 observation
when something is noticed
2 hypothesis
and educated guess based on observations
3 experiment
designed to test a hypothesis
4 data
consists of the measurements, observations or information gathered from experiments.
5 conclusion
a summary of the results of an exp.
6 theories
a hypothesis that has been supported by many different exp’s.
7 publishing results
scientific journals etc.
what is a principle ?
a theory that has been proven by exp’s consistently.
what is a control?
used to provide a comparison against which the actual exp. can be judged.
experiments must be fair. What is done to ensure this?
-sample size
-random selection
-double blind testing
