Agriculture Biology

Mr. Bushman

ScienceThe process through which nature is:

StudiedDiscoveredUnderstood

All areas of science involve posing inquires about nature

Processes of ScienceObservingOrganizing DataMeasuringAnalyzing Data

Collecting DataHypothesizingExperimentingCommunicating

The Scientific MethodState the problem

Stated as a question

Gather informationObservations, books, past studies, etc…

HypothesisPossible solutions to a problem based

on information gathered, AN EDUCATED GUESS

The Scientific MethodExperiment

Hypothesis is tested using only one variable at a time

Conclusion Opinion based on observations or data

collected. Often explains results of the experiment

The Scientific MethodReport the results

Results are discussed with others, lab reports are written, etc…

Patterns for ResearchThere is a pattern for doing scientific

research that works well in agriculture. It involves the following components:

Patterns for ResearchIV – Independent Variable

What is being testedDV – Dependent Variable

What changes because of the experiment

C – ConstantsThings that must remain the same in the experiment

Patterns for ResearchT – Trials

The number of times the experiment is repeated