Scientific Method Flashcards
What is step 1 of the scientific method?
Make an observation
What is step 2 of the scientific method?
Ask a question
What is step 3 of the scientific method?
Create a hypothesis + do background research
A hypotheses must be a __ statement that answers the question
Falsifiable
What is step 4 of the scientific method?
Test the hypothesis via observational study or experiment
Define observational study
Measures the natural world
Define experiment
Scientist controls all the variables
Control group - “normal” group
Experimental Group - differs from control group in only 1 way
What is step 5 of the scientific method?
Collect and analyze data
Draw a conclusion
What is step 6 of the scientific method?
(Travis’ step)
Publish, write a paper, share
Peer review process
- Distribute to publishes
- Publisher redistributes to expert peers
- Peers read, analyze, give feedback
- Author addresses issue
- Resubmit paper
- Publish!
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Abstract
A summary of the paper
The last part written
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Introduction
Broad to very narrow
Some background info
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Materials and Methods
Materials used Location used
How materials were used
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Results
Numbers, figures, statistics
No interpretation
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Discussion
What does it mean?
Compare to hypothesis
Apply to big picture
Why did you get those results
Anything go not as planned
