The Scientific Method 🧪

• What is the definition of Science?

  The study of the physical, material and living world.
• What is the definition of Biology?

  The study of living things
• AREAS OF BIOLOGICAL STUDY INCLUDE
• Botany


  The study of plants
• Zoology

  The study of animals
• Microbiology 


  Small organisms (mycology, bacteriology, virology)
• Anatomy


  Overall Structure
• Physiology


  Overall function
• ecology


  Organisms and their environment
• Genetics

  Inheritance
• Biochemistry


  Chemical Reactions
• taxonomy


  Classification
• Cytology

  Cells
• What is the scientific method?

  The way to solve a problem
• What is an observation?

  An unbiased, accurate, report of an event.
• What is a hypothesis?

  An ‘educated guess’ based on observations
• What is an experiment?

  An experiment is designed to test a hypothesis
• What is data?

  Results (measurements, observations, or information gathered during an experiment.)
• How can data be displayed?


  Through graphs, tables and statistical analysis. This ensures the data is presented in the most logical Manner possible
• What is a conclusion?


  Where data is interpreted to show3 if hypothesis is true or false.
• What does it mean to publish?


  Write a report so that experiments can be repeated. Results can be analysed, ideas made available to all scientists which adds to the growth of scientific understanding.
• Where can results be published?


  can be published in journals, magazines, newspapers, www and tv.
• What is a principal or law?


  A theory that is valid against long-term testing.