Science 7.1 What is Science?

Scientific Method Interactive Example

Click on the link below to go to a scrollable interactive about the Scientific Method.

https://www.labxchange.org/library/items/lb:LabXchange:875f56eb:lx_simulation:1

The interactive covers the 5 steps of the Scientific Method:

  1. Make an observation
  2. Do background research and ask a question
  3. Generate a hypothesis
  4. Conduct an experiment
  5. Analyse data and draw conclusions

It shows how a scientist called Robert Paine followed these steps when he made the observation that the biodiversity of an intertidal ecosystem decreased when there were fewer predators present.

 

This simulation relates to Solomon Islands Year 7 Science Curriculum: Unit 7.1 What is Science?

7.1.12 be able to plan scientific experiments

7.1.12.1 design a scientific experiment to solve a scientific problem.

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