Scientific Method Flashcards
Biology
The study of living things
Hypothesis
An educated guess based on observations
Theory
A hypothesis that has been supported by many different experiments
The process of the Scientific Method
- Observation
- Hypothesis
- Experimentation
- Result
- Interpretation
- Conclusion
Conclusion -> Hypothesis
Reject, Change, Accept
Reporting results
World wide web
Magazines
Scientific journals
Principles of experimentation
Careful planning and design
Ensure safety
Design a control experiment
Experiments must be fair
Ensuring safety
Tie back long hair
Wear a lab coat
Wear safety goggles
Wash your hands
Control
Comparison for experiment
Double blind testing
Neither the person being tested nor the tester should know who is recieving the placebo and whobis recieving real treatment
Limitations of Scientific Method
The extent of our knowledge
The basis of investigation
Interpreting results
Changes in natural world
Accidental results
Ethical issues
Ethical issues
Using captive animals
Cloning animals
Organ transplants
Freezing human sperm and embryos
