Topic outline
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Overview
When we think about the practice of science today, we are thinking about the scientific method first detailed in the 17th century. We need an explicit way to detail what science is and how we can reproduce it to find out more about how the world around us works.
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Watch
The following videos:
Scientific Method Video 13m 03s
What is a hypothesis? Watch the following video which outlines what makes up a scientific hypothesis and how you might write one. At the end of this video you will complete the first activity by writing a short experimental hypothesis of your own.6 Steps to Formulate a STRONG Hypothesis 03m 30s -
Learning Activity 1.1 - Writing a hypothesis
WhatWriting a Hypothesis is a core science skill. It is time to practice writing your own. Hypotheses can be written as ‘if … then …’ statements, but don’t need to be. There are only two rules to a hypothesis they must be testable and falsifiable.
How
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Consider the following questions.
- What is your favourite ice cream flavour? Vanilla, Chocolate or Strawberry
- Where would you prefer to live? On the moon or Under the sea
- Which super power would you prefer? Flying, Invisibility or Super strength
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Write a hypothesis based on the question and post in to the padlet below. You can post by clicking anywhere on the padlet or clicking on the pink cross. You can see an example hypothesis on the padlet
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Now vote in the following poll.
What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
Where would you prefer to live?
Link to poll Which super power would you prefer?
Link to poll
At the end of the week come back and look at the answers to the poll and see if your hypothesis was correct – please return to the padlet and comment on your post. Consider the following two prompts, was your hypothesis correct? Can you think of any limitations that may have impacted these results?
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