9. ACTIVITY:
Before starting the activity provide data
for the following. Write your answer in a
separate sheet of paper. (1 whole)
Problem: (question form)
Hypothesis: (null, alternative, cause and effect)
Experiment: (Procedure)
Observation: (Tabulate the result)
Conclusion:
10. ICED TEA VOLUME PRICE PRICE PER
VOLUME
KFC
JOLLIBEE
MCDO
KENNY ROGERS
TOKYO TOKYO
(red iced tea)
COLLECTED DATA
11. To get the price per
volume ,
◦P per V = P/V
PRICE PER VOLUME
12. Based on your investigation,
what is the best value iced
tea in terms of price?
14. • It implies that an investigation, inquiry or study is
to be conducted, or that a problem is ready for
investigation, inquiry or study.
• Why is there an investigation, inquiry or study?
• What is to be investigated or studied?
• Where is the study to be conducted?
• When is the study to be carried out?
• Who are the respondents? From whom are the data to
be gathered?
RESEARCH PROBLEM
15. It is a tentative conclusion or answer to a
specific question raised at the beginning
of the investigation.
It is an educated guess about the answer
to a specific question.
FORMS OF HYPOTHESIS
OPERATIONAL FORM
NULL FORM
CAUSE AND EFFECT
HYPOTHESIS
16. Operational- stated in the
affirmative; positively stated.
Null- stated in the negative;
negatively stated.
Cause and Effect- uses IF and
THEN statement.
FORMS OF HYPOTHESIS
17. Stated Problem: Comparing the effects of
fertilizer A and fertilizer B on the growth of
okra plants.
ALTERNATIVE: Fertilizer A is more effective in
terms of the average height per plant than fertilizer B.
NULL: Fertilizer A is not as effective as fertilizer B in
terms of the time of flowering per plant.
C and E: If the average height per plant using fertilizer
A is taller than using fertilizer B then fertilizer A is
more effective.
EXAMPLES
18. Itrefers to the diverse ways in which scientists
study the natural world and propose
explanations based on the evidence gathered.
Italso refers to activities of students in which
they develop knowledge and understanding of
scientific ideas, as well as an understanding of
how scientists study the natural world.
SCIENCE INQUIRY
19. HOMEWORK A:
1. Choose an interesting topic for
investigation.
a. Formulate a research problem.
b. Formulate a hypothesis.
c. Design a procedure to test the
hypothesis.
d. Collect, organize and interpret data.
20. e. Make conclusions based on the
data, accounting and rejecting the
hypothesis.
f. Write a brief summary of the
report. (typewritten- short bond paper)
g. Share and present the results of
the investigations with other
classmates.