How extent is your knowledge about scientific

method?

SPOT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

A. IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM 1. Mark predicted that

B. FORMULATE A HYPOTHESIS
seeds would start to
grow faster if an
C. TEST THE HYPOTHESIS
electric current
D. MAKE CONCLUSIONS travelled through the
soil in which they were
planted.
 How extent is your knowledge about scientific
method?

SPOT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

A. IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM

2. Philip’s data showed
B. FORMULATE A HYPOTHESIS
that household
C. TEST THE HYPOTHESIS cockroaches moved
D. MAKE CONCLUSIONS away from raw
mangoes.
 How extent is your knowledge about scientific
method?

SPOT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

A. IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM

3. Ameera’s fed
B. FORMULATE A HYPOTHESIS
different diets to three
C. TEST THE HYPOTHESIS groups of tilapia.
D. MAKE CONCLUSIONS
 How extent is your knowledge about scientific
method?

SPOT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

A. IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM

4. Angela’s experiment
B. FORMULATE A HYPOTHESIS
proved that earthworms
C. TEST THE HYPOTHESIS move away from light.
D. MAKE CONCLUSIONS
The Scientific Method
- process of experimentation that is used
to explore observations and answer
questions

- series of steps followed by investigators

to answer specific questions about the
natural world
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

• Developed Scientific Method

Steps:
•Identify the Problem and Observation
Formulate a Hypothesis
•Test the hypothesis with an
Experiment
•Conclusion
 SCIENTIFIC METHOD
1. Identify the Problem and Making
Observation
- Questions like who, what, where, when, how,
and to what extent are quantifiable data

Ex: What is sweeter, the young corn or the

mature corn?
 SCIENTIFIC METHOD
1. Identify the Problem and Making Observation
- Observations can be classified as:
1. Qualitative - describe properties or occurrences
using adjectives that do not rely on numbers
Ex: air temperature is cooler during the winter
2. Quantitative - are measurements, which by
definition consist of a number and a unit
Ex: melting point of crystalline sulfur is 115.21° C
 SCIENTIFIC METHOD
2. Formulate a Hypothesis

Ex: 1: The younger the corn, the more sugar

it contains, or
2: The sugar in the young corn is
converted into starch as it matures.
 SCIENTIFIC METHOD
3. Testing the hypothesis through an
experiments
- Conduct experiments to test its validity

Ex: Conduct experiment by determining the

sugar content of young and mature corn.
 SCIENTIFIC METHOD
4. Formulate and Report your Conclusions
- Either the experiment supported the hypothesis
and can be regarded as true, or the experiment
disproved the hypothesis as false.

Ex: Based on the data of sugar contents of young and

mature corn, I conclude that young corn is sweeter than
the mature.
 Problem

Let's say you put slices of bread in your

toaster, you press the button, but nothing
happens. Your toaster fails to toast the
bread.
 SCIENTIFIC METHOD
1. Identify the Problem and Making
Observation

Ex: The toaster won’t toast.

Why isn’t my toaster working?

 SCIENTIFIC METHOD
2. Formulate a Hypothesis

Ex: The power outlet is broken.

 SCIENTIFIC METHOD
3. Testing the hypothesis through an
experiments

Ex: Switch to another power outlet, plug in your

toaster, and see if it toasts.
 SCIENTIFIC METHOD
4. Formulate and Report your Conclusions

Ex: I therefore conclude that the power outlet is

broken.
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method?

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A. IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM

5. Justine wondered if
B. FORMULATE A HYPOTHESIS
dyes could be taken out
C. TEST THE HYPOTHESIS of plant leaves, flowers
D. MAKE CONCLUSIONS and stems.
 How extent is your knowledge about scientific
method?

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A. IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM

6. Kathy used a survey
B. FORMULATE A HYPOTHESIS
to determine how many
C. TEST THE HYPOTHESIS classmates were left-
D. MAKE CONCLUSIONS handed and how many
were right-handed.
 How extent is your knowledge about scientific
method?

SPOT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

A. IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM

7. Bob read about
B. FORMULATE A HYPOTHESIS
growing plants in
C. TEST THE HYPOTHESIS water. He wanted to
D. MAKE CONCLUSIONS know how plants could
grow without soil.
 How extent is your knowledge about scientific
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SPOT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

8. Kevin said If acid

A. IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
rain affects plants in a
B. FORMULATE A HYPOTHESIS
particular pond, it
C. TEST THE HYPOTHESIS might affect small
D. MAKE CONCLUSIONS animals, such as crabs,
that live in the same
water.”
Activity No. 1. Form 3 groups and answer this
problem:

The only key you need to open the room fell on a

pit with water. How do you get the key. Use the
scientific method to solve the problem.