How do scientists think?
Observations / Research
Prior knowlege
Problem Statement / Question
measureable
testable
Hypothesis
if/then
independent variable
tested
dependent Variable
measured
Controls
keep the same
Procedure
How did you do it?
Step by step instructions
Data
Collect the numbers
Qualitative
Quantitative
Analysis - Graph
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Conclusion
- errors?
- what would you change?
- what is your interpretation?
Materials
ruler
What are ya using?
Triple Beam Balance