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Physics Scientific Method

scientific method powerpoint helpful for AP Physics or and upper level science class, such as Physics 2, AP Biology, or Chemistry. Goes over all steps of the scientific method. May help with engineering or experimental projects

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Physics Scientific Method

scientific method powerpoint helpful for AP Physics or and upper level science class, such as Physics 2, AP Biology, or Chemistry. Goes over all steps of the scientific method. May help with engineering or experimental projects

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The Scientific Method

(Sec. 1.2)

Scientific Method:
A formalized process of
investigation designed to solve a
problem, which incorporates the
testing of a hypothesis.

ID Problem

Educate Self

1st Identify the problem


- by asking questions
2nd Educate yourself about the problem,
research the problem.
- library
- reference books, magazines
- ask the experts
- internet, web sites, news groups

3rd Hypotheses, educated guess


always stated as an
if-then statement
4th Experiment
collect and record data

5th Analysis of data


stats
(average, mean, median,
mode, range, etc.)
graphs

6th Conclusions
- Was your hypothesis correct or not.
- What does it mean?
7th Applications of findings
8th Communicate Findings

ID Problem

Educate Self

Variables
What are variables?
What are the different types of variables?
Some characteristic or property, of an
object or situation, thing that can change.

Manipulated Variable
(Independent)
The variable that is manipulated or changed
in an experiment.

The one you control and change.


What you did. The treatment
The Cause
Plotted on the x-axis on a graph.

Responding Variable
(Dependent)
The variable that responds to changes in
manipulated variable.

What you measure or observe


What happened
The Effect
Plotted on the y-axis on a graph.

Controlled Variables
Things we keep the same in an experiment,
since we are not testing or measuring a
response in them.
Things you keep constant, dont change
during an experiment.
The constants during an experiment.

Example of Identifying Variables in


an Experiment
A student was investigating the things that
affected how candy dissolved in water. They
wished to determine how the size of the candy
pieces affected the time it took them to dissolve.
MV RV CV -

How big the pieces are (cause)


Time to dissolve (effect)
Amount of water
Temp of water
Time of stirring
How hard stirred
Type of container

Experimental Design
How do you set up an experiment?
An experiment is designed to test if a
hypothesis is correct or not.
An easy way to do this is make a
comparison between two groups, the
experimental and control groups.

Experimental Group:
The group which is experiencing the
treatment you are testing.
The part of the experiment in which you
change a factor (variable).

Control Group:
is a standard against which any change
can be compared and measured
The group in which no changes are made.
You compare this group against the
experimental group.

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