RM1

research methods week 1 (8/19 & 8/21)

list the scientific method

1. ask a q (or observation)

2. look for sources that help to answer it

3. hypothesis making

4. design an experiment

5. make predictions, theorize further

6. data collection from experiment

7. organize to show a trend if presented

8. develop an explanation for the result
   <rework the experiment/hypothesis based on results>

9. share

what makes a good experiment

large sample size, repeatable, one variable, & +n- controls

why is repeatability important

1. credibility

2. apart of sharing your research

3. so it can be replicated

which type of variable doesn't depend on anything?

independent

which type of variable depends on changes of conditions?

dependent

which type of variable is the thing that YOU change to get a result in the experiment?

independent

which type of variable is going to change based on what conditions you put on it during an experiment

independent variable

which type of variable is typically x on the graph & which is y?

x = independent
y = dependent

what makes something pseudoscience

that data and facts don't back it up; not an interpreted experiment without any evidence to support or negate it