logging in or signing up Designing an Experiment bsndev Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 70 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: August 07, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Designing an Experiment : Designing an Experiment Pose a Question Develop a Hypothesis Plan the Procedure Interpret the Data Draw Conclusions Posing Questions : Posing Questions Scientific questions are limited to the natural world Can be answered by observations or evidence Be specific about the question Be sure the question identifies a factor that you can investigate Developing a Hypothesis : Developing a Hypothesis Hypothesis- a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question Make sure the hypothesis can be tested through an experiment Word the hypothesis as an if…. then…. statement Variables : Variables Manipulated variable- the variable that that you purposely change Responding Variable- the factor that may change as a result of the manipulated variable Writing the Procedure : Writing the Procedure Forming operational definitions – an operational definition is a statement that describes how a variable is to be measured, or how an object or condition is to be recognized The word operational means “describing what to do” Write the Procedure : Write the Procedure Writing Operational Definitions : Writing Operational Definitions The definition should be clear and precise A good operational definition for the measurement of a variable includes the tool used to measure and the unit of measure used It should say how often the measurement should be made Writing definitions : Writing definitions Definition Interpreting Data : Interpreting Data Data- observations and measurements made during an experiment Tips for Interpreting Data : Tips for Interpreting Data Organize data into a table Make a graph of the data Look for trends or patterns in the data Drawing Conclusions : Drawing Conclusions Make a statement summing up what you have learned from an experiment The conclusion of an experiment relates to the hypothesis Accept or reject your hypothesis Cite possible errors Cite areas for future research You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Designing an Experiment bsndev Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 70 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: August 07, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Designing an Experiment : Designing an Experiment Pose a Question Develop a Hypothesis Plan the Procedure Interpret the Data Draw Conclusions Posing Questions : Posing Questions Scientific questions are limited to the natural world Can be answered by observations or evidence Be specific about the question Be sure the question identifies a factor that you can investigate Developing a Hypothesis : Developing a Hypothesis Hypothesis- a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question Make sure the hypothesis can be tested through an experiment Word the hypothesis as an if…. then…. statement Variables : Variables Manipulated variable- the variable that that you purposely change Responding Variable- the factor that may change as a result of the manipulated variable Writing the Procedure : Writing the Procedure Forming operational definitions – an operational definition is a statement that describes how a variable is to be measured, or how an object or condition is to be recognized The word operational means “describing what to do” Write the Procedure : Write the Procedure Writing Operational Definitions : Writing Operational Definitions The definition should be clear and precise A good operational definition for the measurement of a variable includes the tool used to measure and the unit of measure used It should say how often the measurement should be made Writing definitions : Writing definitions Definition Interpreting Data : Interpreting Data Data- observations and measurements made during an experiment Tips for Interpreting Data : Tips for Interpreting Data Organize data into a table Make a graph of the data Look for trends or patterns in the data Drawing Conclusions : Drawing Conclusions Make a statement summing up what you have learned from an experiment The conclusion of an experiment relates to the hypothesis Accept or reject your hypothesis Cite possible errors Cite areas for future research