SCIENTIFIC METHOD

OBJECTIVE

• In this lesson, the students will be able to define and understand what a scientific method is.

WHAT I'M DOING

• In this presentation, I will be explaining what the scientific method is. After explaining it, there will be a true/false quiz so pay attention!

QUESTION OF THE DAY

• True of False: Scientists always follow a set order of instructions and standards for their laboratory research.

Answer: True

WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD?

• Scientists must always follow standards and instructions in their laboratory work. These standards form a scientific methodology, also known as a scientific method. The idea of a scientific method is that a scientists always follows a certain series of steps in a specific order.

THE STEPS OF A SCIENTIFIC METHOD

• Here are the steps to a scientific method. First, ask a question (like an unexpected observation or having to do with a desire to extend human knowledge). Next, is making a hypothesis (an educated guess based on this question). Then, is testing the hypothesis with experiments and collecting data. After that, the scientists evaluate their hypothesis ("was my hypothesis correct?"). Last is the conclusion ("This experiment proved....").

Here is a link to a video on the scientific method.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SMGRe824kak

TRUE/FALSE QUIZ

• Get out a sheet of notebook paper and number 1-4.
• 1. The hypothesis comes after the experiments.
• 2. Scientists always use the scientific method.
• 3. Another name for the scientific method is scientific methodology.
• 4. A hypothesis is not an educated guess.

ANSWERS

• 1. False
• 2. True
• 3. True
• 4. False

BIBLICAL INTEGRATION

• 1 Thessalonians 5:21 says, "Test everything. Hold on to what is good." Like this verse, in the scientific method, we should test everything and keep what is good.

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