Assignment: Scientific Method Matching Exercise Resource

In Part I, match each example from Column 2 with the correct step of the scientific method in Column 1. Explain the reasoning for your choice in Part II.

Part I

Column 1: Scientific Method Steps

___Observe
___Ask a question
___Create a hypothesis
___Conduct an experiment
___Collect data
___ Interpret results
___ Report results Column 2: Examples of Tasks

a) A scientist, based on his observation of the pond, believes that if a pond is exposed to the waste of an industrial plant, then the growth of algae will be accelerated.

b) In her laboratory, a scientist pours a vial of waste water, collected from the industrial plant, and adds it to a dish containing pond water. A second dish (the control dish), containing the same pond water, does not receive the waste water sample.

c) A scientist wonders if the waste water emitted from an industrial plant is accelerating the growth of algae in a pond.

d) After fivedays, the scientist measures the amount of algae present in each dish.

e) The scientist submits his findings to a scientific journal.

f) After the data is collected, the scientist discovers that the dish containing both the pond water and waste water had more than twice the amount of algae than the control dish.

g) A scientist observes that a pond adjacent to an industrial plant has heavier algae growth than ponds farther away.

Part II

Explain why you believe the "Examples of Task" (Column 2) that you selected is an example of the corresponding "Scientific Method Steps" (Column 1).

1) The "Examples of Tasks" I selected for the Scientific Method Step: "Observe", is accurate because:

2) The "Examples of Tasks" I selected for the Scientific Method Step: "Ask a question" is accurate because:

3) The "Examples of Tasks" I selected for the Scientific Method Step: "Create a hypothesis" is accurate because:

4) The "Examples of Tasks" I selected for the Scientific Method Step: "Conduct an experiment" is accurate because:

5) The "Examples of Tasks" I selected for the Scientific Method Step: "Collect data" is accurate because:

6) The "Examples of Tasks" I selected for the Scientific Method Step: "Interpret results" is accurate because:

7) The "Examples of Tasks" I selected for the Scientific Method Step: "Report results", is accurate because: