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Scientific method
- 5. OBSERVATION Information taken from thereal world and made directly by humans using their five senses
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- 8. PROBLEM/QUESTION EXAMPLE: “How Brand X fertilizerinfluences the plant growth?”
- 12. HYPOTHESIS EXAMPLE: “Brand X fertilizer mayhelp plant grow greener and
- 14. Figure 1 –An experiment to determine how Brand X fertilizer influences plant growth 1 cupful 1/2 cupful 1 ½ cupfuls 2 cupfuls No fertilizer
- 15. Different factors that canchange in an experiment
- 17. Which is theINDEPENDENT VARIABLE? 1 cupful 1/2 cupful 1 ½ cupfuls 2 cupfuls No fertilizer
- 18. Which is theINDEPENDENT VARIABLE? 1 cupful 1/2 cupful 1 ½ cupfuls 2 cupfuls No fertilizer
- 19. INDEPENDENT VARIABLE 1 cupful1/2 cupful 1 ½ cupfuls 2 cupfuls No fertilizer AMOUNT OF BRAND X FERTILIZER
- 21. Which is theDEPENDENT VARIABLE? 1 cupful 1/2 cupful 1 ½ cupfuls 2 cupfuls No fertilizer
- 22. Which is theDEPENDENT VARIABLE? 1 cupful 1/2 cupful 1 ½ cupfuls 2 cupfuls No fertilizer
- 23. DEPENDENT VARIABLE 1 cupful1/2 cupful 1 ½ cupfuls 2 cupfuls No fertilizer PLANT GROWTH
- 25. Which are theCONTROLLED VARIABLES? 1 cupful 1/2 cupful 1 ½ cupfuls 2 cupfuls No fertilizer
- 26. Which are theCONTROLLED VARIABLES? 1 cupful 1/2 cupful 1 ½ cupfuls 2 cupfuls No fertilizer
- 27. Which are theCONTROLLED VARIABLES? Amount of sunlight Temperature Type of fertilizer Type of plant
- 29. DATA INTERPRETATION EXAMPLE: The vinesof the plant receiving: - ½ capful of fertilizer grew 15% longer - 1 capful of fertilizer grew
- 30. DATA INTERPRETATION EXAMPLE: The vinesof the plant receiving: - 1 ½ capfuls of fertilizer grew 50% longer - 2 capfuls of fertilizer grew
- 31. DATA INTERPRETATION EXAMPLE: The vinesof the plant receiving: - No capful of fertilizer has no growth
- 33. CONCLUSION EXAMPLE: “Plant poured bybrand X fertilizer helps plant grow at least 30% taller and be greener than plants with