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MO DULE IN R
ESEAR CH 8
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Research robots and devices are mainly
designed to collect or analyze data. They
may be used to assess the efficiency of
structure, properties and change of matter. appliances. Research robots are also used in
In this realm, chemistry deals with such a wide range of studies involving human
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The problem should generate a number of
more specific research questions. These turn
the problem into a question format and
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RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS 2.
In some disciplines, the hypothesis is called a
A research hypothesis is a statement of “thesis statement. “Other words for
expectation or prediction that will be “hypothesized” are “posited,” “theorized” or
tested by research. “proposed”. Remember, your hypothesis must
REQUIRE two or more disciplines, one of which is
Before formulating your research law. This is essential, since your paper is
hypothesis, read about the topic of interest interdisciplinary and a
to you. From your reading, which may
include articles, books and/or cases, you
should gain
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You need to make certain that the topic is over time as your research progresses
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4. Your hypothesis must involve an issue or Null hypothesis: No difference in average fat
Hypothesis: _________________________
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FORMING HYPOTHESIS _____________________________________
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While an inference is a tentative _____________________________________
explanation based on observation and prior _____________________________________
knowledge, a hypothesis is a tentative
explanation for an observation or scientific 3. Problem: What side of your previous
problem written in a special way that leads school has the warmest classrooms?
to further investigation. You can write a
hypothesis in the form of an "If....., then..... Hypothesis: _________________________
because..." statement. Keep in mind these _____________________________________
important points about hypotheses: _____________________________________
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The results of an experiment cannot _____________________________________
prove that a hypothesis is correct.
_____________________________________ A contains the most medicine.
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4. Problem: Do more students drink milk or
carbonated beverages at lunch? Hypothesis: If a student uses an acne
product, then he/she will do better, because
Hypothesis: _________________________ the product contains antibacterial medicine.
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Problem: At which grade do middle
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Reread the definition of hypothesis, then ____________________________________
decide which of the following hypothesis ____________________________________
meet the definition. Explain why or why not ____________________________________
and rewrite those hypothesis that do not ____________________________________
meet the definition. ____________________________________
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2. Problem: Which brand of pain reliever ____________________________________
cures a headache faster? ____________________________________
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Hypothesis: If you give a different brand A, B, ____________________________________
or C to each of three people with the same ____________________________________
kind of headache, then the one who got ____________________________________
brand A will be cured faster because ____________________________________
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Problem: Which acne product work?
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ACTIVITY 3
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Describe how you might test one of your
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hypotheses from Question 1 on Activity 1.
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Include materials, generate procedure and
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the types of data you would gather.
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