The Scientific Method

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The Scientific Method
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The 5 Senses

• Sight
• Hearing
• Touch
• Smell
• Taste

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Step 1 - Hypothesis

• A guess based on limited information.

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Step 2 - Experimentation

• Gather data to test your hypothesis. Experiment.

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Step 3 - Theory

• A better guess based on more information than you
  had for your hypothesis.

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Why is The Scientific Method is so important.

• In the late 1950s, Thalidomide was given to
  mothers to help with morning sickness.
• The drug was not properly tested and caused
  severe birth defects in their babies.

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Step 4 Publish Findings

• Scientists publish results for everyone to
  review. Other Scientists will repeat the
  experiments.

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Step 5 Form a Law

• If enough information exists to support the
  Theory, a Law may be formed. Laws are not always
  forever.

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Review

• Movie on the Scientific Method

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Sewer Lice

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