Scientific Method

Key Questions

• How can the scientific method be applied to everyday life?

  Answer:

  See this [old answer....](https://socratic.org/questions/584fabe47c01491d9917a9ef)

  Explanation:

  And so an application of the scientific method. Have you ever lost your house keys or your car-keys (of course you have!). And so the scientific problem is defined....`"where are my £?""!&@ keys?"`

  And so we ask the questions...

  `"When did I last use them?"`

  `"To where did I go after that?"`

  `"Does the wife have them?"`

  `"Are they in my coat?"`

  ...and of course other questions are appropriate to ask given your personal circumstances. And while no-one can have a perfect memory, each time you ask a question, and potentially falsify it, you narrow down the true location of the keys....

  anor277 · 2 · Jun 9 2018

• How can the scientific method be applied to everyday life?
• What are some common mistakes students make with the scientific method?
• What are hypotheses according to the scientific method?
• What is a theory according to the scientific method?
• Do scientists have to record all data precisely in order to follow the scientific method?
• What is the goal of peer review in the scientific method?
• Why is the scientific method important to follow?
• How did Tycho Brahe and Kepler employ the scientific method?
• Do all scientists use the scientific method?
• Why should scientists provide an abstract for, or summary of their research?
• Question #a9dc6
• Can the scientific method be used to prove unique historical events?
• A dinosaur fossil is 91,910,000 years old. How can you express this age in scientific notation with the highest level of precision?
• How do we find vapour pressures, and boiling points of various substances?
• What safety equipment should always be used when working with glass or chemicals?
• What is the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?
• Can a hypothesis that has been rejected be of any value to scientists? Why or why not?
• How can evidence from experiment be explained in relationship to the hypothesis?
• What is a conclusion in the scientific method?
• What is a hypothesis in chemistry?
• Which type of scientific statement is defined as a statement of fact that is generally accepted to be true and universal because it has always been observed to be true?
• Question #2a8f2
• What are the three steps scientists take to evaluate a scientific explanation?
• You have just come up with an explanation to a question that has bothered you for some time. What must you do to have your explanation become a hypothesis?
• Which group in an experiment, is a test group that isn't exposed to the experimental variable?
• What is an explanation for a question or problem that can be tested?
• What is the primary difference between a scientific theory and a hypothesis?
• In terms of the scientific method, what is the purpose of an experiment?
• What is the factor that is measured during an experiment?
• What is the factor that changes because of changes made to other variables in the experiment?
• If the observed test value of a hypothesis test is outside of the established critical value(s), what would a researcher do?
• How does a hypothesis becomes a theory?
• How would you sequence the main steps of the scientific method?
• If hypothesis `p` is false and conclusion `q` is false, the statement `q -> ~p` would be?
• Why does the scientific method begin with observations?
• What must be done before any experiment?
• What are factors that can change the results in an experiment?
• What is a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question?
• Should Ursula have included a control group in her experiment?
• What is the method for finding solutions to problems?
• What is an explanation backed by results from repeated tests or experiments?
• A chemist hypothesizes that mercury oxide (`HgO`) will undergo a decomposition reaction reaches a temperature. When the chemist designs his experiment what should be the only independent variable?
• What is a tentative explanation about a phenomenon?
• What are some different ways that data obtained in an experiment can be reported?
• When does a test tube need to be held with the test tube holder?
• Which class of fire extinguisher is appropriate for a fire involving a flammable liquid?
• People using the scientific method usually start with what?
• A grain of sand has a mass of approximately .00000003 grams. How would this number be expressed in scientific notation?
• While performing an experiment involving a reaction between two chemicals. the scientist observes that the reacton has become warm. What is this observation an example of?
• Astudent reported that a limp stalk of celery became crisp when placed in ice water If a hypothesis is shown to answer several different natural phenomena or supported by other evidence, what can it be reconsidered to be?
• What is a dependent variable?
• The theory of atomic structure has changed significantly over time. What should happen if a trusted scientific experiment yields results that contradict part of this theory?
• Which factor does a scientist choose to keep constant over the course of a experiment?
• Which is true about a hypothesis?
• Why should a scientist always share the results of his or her experiments?
• Two scientists failed to report unusual findings when they shared their results from a recent science experiment. Why is this not scientifically sound?
• What is the difference between a hypothesis and theory?
• How are control and experimental groups related to the independent and dependent variables?
• Suggest one or two simple experiments to determine whether a solid white substance is a lipid or a carbohydrate. What evidence would you need to support each hypothesis?
• What is the difference between inference and hypothesis?
• Do the steps of the scientific method need to be followed in order every time an experiment is carried?
• What are good techniques to use for scientific investigation? Poor techniques?
• What are the pieces of information gathered through experimentation called?
• Does a hypothesis in science mean a tentative guess?
• What is the initial explanation for a phenomenon prior to experimentation called?
• Why were Dalton's ideas about atoms considered a scientific theory whereas the ideas of ancient Greek philosophers were not?
• Question #0adf0
• Oceanographers may study the chemical content of sea water by taking what?
• What is a constant in an experiment against which the results are compared?
• What method is used to distinguish between different molecular compounds that contain the same elements?
• In a scientific investigation, what does the term "quantitative data" refer to?
• Carrie is performing an experiment on acids and bases, so she forms the following hypothesis: If an acidic solution is added to a basic solution, the pH of the resultant solution will decrease. What is the dependent variable in Carrie's experiment?
• What is scientific inquiry driven by?
• What step in the scientific method tests the hypothesis?
• Is a tentative solution to a scientific problem is an estimate?
• Is a theory that has stood the test of time and has been verified by experiment after experiment may eventually be referred to as a hypothesis?
• What is an experiment in that all factors are identical except the one being tested?
• Question #0c7e6
• What are the parts of a Lab Report?
• What is the maximum number of variables in a properly designed experiment?
• What is the variable that the investigator manipulates in an experiment called?
• Which Greek philosopher invented the Scientific Method?
• What is a theory? What is a hypothesis? What is a variable?
• What is a possible explanation for a set of observations?
• What is a well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations?
• In an experiment, what is the factor of interest called?
• Which safety precaution is recommended liquid is being heated in a test tube?
• Chlorophyll can be removed from leaves by boiling them in alcohol, a flammable solvent. In addition to wearing safety goggles, what other safety procedures should be taken?
• Why is it important for scientsts to use the scientific method?
• Universal principles, such as the law of conservation of mass, are discovered through what process?
• A student decide to ignore any results that are too far above or below their prediction. He/she repeats their trials until a value closer to their prediction is obtained. What has the student done by doing this?
• Nick hypothesizes that wax has a higher melting point than chocolate. How can Nick test his hypothesis?
• In school, Jarrett learned that salt lowers the freezing point of water. He wants to test this in a home experiment. He adds an equal amount of salt and room-temperature water into three identical containers. What is a control of his experiment?
• Question #073a1
• What is a handheld, hinged instrument used for grasping and holding objects?
• What is the order of the scientific method?
• What is the difference between an observation and an inference?
• What are the 5 steps of the scientific method?
• What do scientists call a possible explanation for observations they have made?
• Specifically, what do we mean when we say that a scientific hypothesis must be testable?
• How do scientists investigate scientific problems? How can their approach be used in everyday life?
• What are the principles of scientific measurement?
• Question #25816
• What is the "then" part of the statement for a theorem called?
• Is a hypothesis a question?
• Scientific investigations begin with a tentative explanation called what?
• Once you have a hypothesis, what should you do next?
• What are the two types of hypotheses used in a hypothesis test? How are they related?
• Question #0cc05
• Scientists are expected to report the results of their experiments, whether the experiments confirmed their hypotheses or not. What ethical principle is the basis of this expectation?
• Question #ce36f
• Do theories result from several repeated experiments?
• What is the difference between a hypothesis and a conclusion?
• Why should we not use our mouths to provide suction for pipettes?
• How did the new scientific method that was developed in the 1500s and 1600s differ from the traditional approach to science?
• What is the part of the experiment that is changed on purpose?
• Question #8575f
• What is the difference between a hypothesis and a conclusion in the scientific method?
• Why was development of the scientific method a significant factor in the was scientific revolution?
• How long can a hypothesis be?
• At the beginning of an experiment a scientist proposes an educated guess about will happen. What is this guess called?
• Give the following, what should the scientist do next?
• Question #690d7
• How is a hypothesis useful?
• What is an idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation called?
• What scientific term would contain the greatest amount of information that scientists consider to be true to the best of their knowledge?
• What are the steps of the scientific method?
• When a scientist analyzes experimental results, what is the scientist generally doing?
• What is a well tested explanation for why a physical phenomenon occurs?
• Sometimes your data will not support your hypothesis. If this is the the case, what should you?
• Question #9b3d5
• How do you write 456000000 in scientific notation?
• Why should we wear goggles in lab? They're so uncomfortable, and they keep fogging up!! Give me one reason why...
• Could you help me figure out what sort of laboratory glassware apparatus this is?
• What is `(-4.00xx10^11)^4`?