Scientific Method Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 7 steps?
A
- Recognise a problem and define a question
- Collect as much info as possible relating to problem
- Propose a hypothesis (possible explanation)
- Test the hypothesis using an experiment
- Analyse and interpret data
- Draw conclusions about if the hypothesis was supported or not
- Report on the investigation
2
Q
Ethics
A
A set of moral principles/values
3
Q
Replication?
A
Having multiple identical experiments running together (repeat the whole experiment multiple times)
4
Q
How is an experiment valid?
A
If it addresses the aim/ answers the hypothesis
5
Q
Uncontrolled variables:
A
A variable that could not be kept the same for the control and experimental groups in an experiment
