Scientific Investigation

1. It is a procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law.

• Question

• Collection of Data

• Experiment

• Hypothesis

It is an educated guess about how things work. It is an attempt to answer your question with an explanation that can be tested.

• Observation

• Question

• Experiment

• Hypothesis

It is an active acquisition of information from a primary source. It can also involve the perception and recording of data via the use of scientific instruments.

• Observation

• Data Collection

• Conclusion

• Experiment

It is a statement based on experimental measurements and observations.

• Question

• Observation

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

It is the process of gathering and measuring information on variables.

• Data Collection

• Question

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion