Science 7 Q.1 w.1

• The scientific method is a step-by-step procedure to help you solve problems and answer questions
• Steps of the scientific method

  1. Make observations

  2. Come up with a question

  3. Develop a hypothesis

  4. Conduct an experiment

  5. Record and analyze the results

  6. Draw conclusions
• Observation


  Using your five senses (sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch) to gather information
• Hypothesis


  An educated guess
• Experiment


  Testing the hypothesis
• Analyze results


  Collecting and examining the data from the experiment
• Conclusion


  Summarizing the findings and determining if the hypothesis is accepted or rejected
• Science is a way of thinking and a way of gathering knowledge about the world that is both accurate and reliable
• Scientific method is used to arrive at the right answers to your questions
• Not all cells in the body contain DNA (e.g. mature red blood cells, cornified cells in hair, skin and nails)
• DNA is vital for inheritance, coding for proteins, and providing genetic instructions for organisms