recording laboratory observations

the scientific method

• Define a question

• Make observations

• Form a hypothesis

• Experiment to test hypothesis

• Analyse and interpret data

• Draw conclusions- do the observations support your hypothesis?

drawing conclusions

do the observations support your hypothesis?

why are observations important?

• Practical science is based on observations and records

• Good record-keeping skills are vital

• Keeping accurate records:

• Practical science is based on observations and records

• Good record-keeping skills are vital

• Keeping accurate records:

---what you did

---why you did it

---how you did it

---what happened-what you saw, heard, smelled, tasted

--- unexpected occurrences, such as equipment errors etc.

keeping accurate records

---what you did

---why you did it

---how you did it

---what happened-what you saw, heard, smelled, tasted

--- unexpected occurrences, such as equipment errors etc.