A patient is in the hospital having bacterial meningitis. The doctor wants to find out whether the patient has an infection with Neisseria meningitides or Haemophilus influenza.

By using the scientific method, what is the problem we are trying to resolve here?

Describe the hypothesis for the solution to the problem? (What organism do you think caused the problem?)

prepare down the experiments which are needed to answer your hypothesis?

(The stains, biochemical and media for each organism and the expected outcomes)

Describe the conclusion to the problem? (Based on the expected outcomes, what organism caused the problem?)