2. What Is It?
Scientific method is basically a method of
investigation in which a problem is first
identified and observations, experiments, or
other relevant data are then used to construct
or test hypothesis that can solve it.
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3. Scientific Method
The Scientific method is used when you want
to ask or answer scientific questions by
making observations or doing experiments.
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4. Steps
1) Ask a question
2) Do background research
3) Construct a hypothesis
4) Test your hypothesis by doing an
experiment
5) Analyze data and make a conclusion
6) Communicate your results
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5. Example
If I was to measure the influence of different
quantities of fertilizer on plant growth, the
direct variable would be the amount of
used( changing factor of the experiment) The
indirect variable would be the growth in height
or mass in plant ( factors are influenced in the
experiment.
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