Scientific Method By:Freddy Flores

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What Is It?

Scientific method is basically a method of investigation in which a problem is first identified and observations, experiments, or other relevant data are then used to construct or test hypothesis that can solve it.

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Scientific Method

The Scientific method is used when you want to ask or answer scientific questions by making observations or doing experiments.

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Steps 1) Ask a question

2) Do background research

3) Construct a hypothesis

4) Test your hypothesis by doing an experiment

5) Analyze data and make a conclusion

6) Communicate your results

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Example

If I was to measure the influence of different quantities of fertilizer on plant growth, the direct variable would be the amount of used( changing factor of the experiment) The indirect variable would be the growth in height or mass in plant ( factors are influenced in the experiment.

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