Scientific Method and Experimental Design

To prove a predetermined outcome

To produce reliable results to answer a specific question

To conduct experiments without prior research

To share personal opinions and beliefs

Forming a hypothesis

Conducting an experiment

Making an observation

Sharing results

Linear and always follows the same sequence

Completed once a conclusion is reached

Continually ongoing and iterative

Only used by professional scientists

To ensure the experiment is complex

To avoid repeating experiments already done

To make the experiment more expensive

To guarantee a successful outcome

Scientific journals

Vetted online sources

Blogs and outdated textbooks

Peer-reviewed articles

A proven scientific law

A prediction of what will occur

A summary of experimental results

A general statement about a topic

A question

An "if...then..." statement

A descriptive paragraph

A list of observations

Theoretical and practical

Qualitative and quantitative

Independent and dependent

Observational and inferential

Quantitative data

Numerical data

Qualitative data

Experimental data

Qualitative data

Descriptive data

Observational data

Quantitative data