Scientific Method

How many steps are there in the scientific method?

• 4

• 8

• 7

• 5

Which step comes first in the scientific method?

• Hypothesis

• Background Reading

• Research Question

• Discussion

What is the best hypothesis for the following

"I want to know if tomato plants will grow better inside or outside"

• Will tomato plants grow better inside or outside

• Tomato plants will grow better inside

• Where do tomato plants grow best

• Tomato plants might grow better outside

What is the best hypothesis for the following

"I want to know which films are better, comedies or horrors"

• Horror films might be better than comedies

• Comedies may be much better than horrors

• More people would choose to watch comedies rather than horrors

• Nobody watches horrors

What is the best hypothesis for the following

"I want to know whether drivers drive at a different speed when roads are empty"

• Drivers might drive at a different speed if roads are empty

• Drivers might not drive at a different speed if roads are empty

• Drivers drive more on empty roads

• When the roads are empty drivers will drive faster

Which two of these make a good research question?

• Can write a strong hypothesis

• It is interesting

• Easy to test

• Can not be investigated

What is an anomaly?

• A style of trousers

• An organ of the digestive system

• A result very different from the others

• A type of hypothesis

What is peer review?

• A path that leads to a lighthouse

• Looking in your neighbours window

• Reading someones work and giving feedback

• A nosey person

A _________is the theory you think may be true or what you predict may happen based on the information you have

Which one of these is precise and accurate?

• A

• B

• C

• D