The document discusses the scientific method, outlining that students will learn to formulate hypotheses, design simple experiments to test hypotheses, and analyze results to accept or reject hypotheses. It provides an example of observing a dropped phone signal in a lift, hypothesizing the signal is lower in metal lifts, and designing an experiment to test signal strength in mock lifts of different materials to evaluate the hypothesis. The scientific method aims to methodically test ideas through observable, testable experiments.

1. Scientific Method Testing Ideas

2. Why scientific method?

3. Learning Outcomes By the end of the class, my students will be able to : Formulate a scientific hypothesis Design a simple experiment based on the formulated hypothesis

4. The Big Picture of Scientific Method

5. Testing Ideas

6. Start from an Observation: An Example Handphone’s signal drops when we enter the lift

8. To test: Measure signal strength in a mock up lift that is built using different materials (metals, wood, glass, etc).

9. Expected outcome: signal strength in metal mock up lift is lower than other materials.

10. Test the hypothesis.

11. What is the expected outcome?

13. Summary