Blog Post 1: by Jacob Kaufman https://padlet.com/jacob_kaufman1/7ubisl6fjgsh The Scientific Method en-us 2016-09-15 11:53:02 UTC 2016-09-15 12:29:08 UTC hello@padlet.com Blog Post 1: The Scientific Method jacob_kaufman1 https://padlet.com/jacob_kaufman1/7ubisl6fjgsh/wish/124017543
The Scientific Method is a series of events that describe the order of tasks that need to be completed to perform an experiment. The Scientific Method starts with:
1) Ask a question. In the Oreo lab that we performed in class, we asked the question, "does a Double-Stuffed Oreo really have double the filling?"
2) Do background research. See if the experiment has been done before or use knowledge from other people's research.
3) Construct a Hypothesis. A hypothesis is a guess based on prior evidence. In the Oreo lab we hypothesized that the Double-Stuffed Oreo does not really have double the filling.
4) Test with an experiment. To find if the Double-Stuffed Oreo had twice the amount of filling as a regular Oreo, we measured the weight (in grams) of the whole cookie, only the filling, and only the wafer for both Double-Stuff and regular and if the Double-Stuff is two times the amount of the regular, it means it actually is double stuffed.
5) Ask if the procedure worked. If not, look through your steps again and see if you did everything right, then either do it again or make another experiment. If it did work, move on.
6) After you collect all the data, analyze it and draw conclusions. If your results do not align or aren't even close to your hypothesis, go back to Step 3 and make another hypothesis. If your results end up supporting your hypothesis, that means you did everything correctly and can finish up.
7) Once you have all of your data and it supports your hypothesis, communicate your findings with people who are interested in knowing how your experiment turned out.

One question I have, however, about the Scientific Method is what if your results never end up supporting your hypothesis every time you do the experiment? Do you just stop? Does it mean that it's just supposed to be like that?

    
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