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**K Block**

=EQ4 - How is the scientific method used to investigate the world around us?= =J-Ren=

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How is the Scientific Method used to investigate the world around us?
==== The scientific method is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions. Scientists use the scientific method to search for **cause and effect** relationships in nature. In other words, they design an experiment so that changes to one item causes something else to vary in a predictable way. ====

The steps of the Scientific Method.
 "If _//[I do this]// _, then _//[this]//_ will happen." You must state your hypothesis in a way that you can easily measure, and of course, your hypothesis should be constructed in a way to help you answer your original question. You should also repeat your experiments several times to make sure that the first results weren't just an accident. Scientists often find that their hypothesis was false, and in such cases they will construct a new hypothesis starting the entire process of the scientific method over again. Even if they find that their hypothesis was true, they may want to test it again in a new way. angela: good answer, it's really long and hard to hear but it explains a lot about it. Back to Top
 * Ask a Question:** The scientific method starts when you ask a question about something that you observe: How, What, When, Who, Which, Why, or Where? And, in order for the scientific method to answer the question it must be about something that you can measure, preferably with a number.
 * Do Background Research:** Rather than starting from scratch in putting together a plan for answering your question, you want to be a saving scientist using library and Internet research to help you find the best way to do things and insure that you don't repeat mistakes from the past.
 * Construct a Hypothesis:** A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work:
 * Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment:** Your experiment tests whether your hypothesis is true or false. It is important for your experiment to be a fair test. You conduct a fair test by making sure that you change only one factor at a time while keeping all other conditions the same.
 * Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion:** Once your experiment is complete, you collect your measurements and analyze them to see if your hypothesis is true or false.
 * Communicate Your Results:** To complete your science fair project you will communicate your results to others in a final report and/or a display board. Professional scientists do almost exactly the same thing by publishing their final report in a scientific journal or by presenting their results on a poster at a scientific meeting.

Luke
A experimental video with photobooth, it's almost as bad as my other one. The one that I did with EQ3. media type="file" key="Movie 9.mov" Back to Top

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=Emilie= Here is my EQ4 comic strip

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=Rachel L.= this is my answer to the fourth essential question.

