Lesson Objective: Learners shall be able to identify the steps of scientific investigation chronologically.
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TOPIC: STEPS OF A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
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SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS: 1. What do you think scientists do when they want to learn something new? 2. How do scientists figure out the answers to their questions?
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Guide Question: How might the outcome of a scientific investigation change if one of the steps is skipped or done incorrectly?
STEPS OF A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AIM OR PROBLEM METHOD OR PROCEDURES RESULTS with DATA CONCLUSIONS MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT
This is the heart of your investigation. It's the question you want to answer through your experiment. AIM/PROBLEM
This is the list of tools and supplies you need to conduct your experiment. MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT
This is the detailed step-by-step plan for conducting your experiment. It outlines exactly what you will do to test your aim. METHOD OR PROCEDURES
This section documents the findings of your experiment. It includes all the information you collected during the investigation. RESULTS INCLUDING DATA
This is where you interpret your results and answer your initial question (aim) CONCLUSIONS
Flow chart STEPS OF A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT METHOD OR PROCEDURES RESULTS DATA CONCLUSIONS AIM/PROBLEM
Applications Essential Questions: 1.What are the steps in the scientific investigation used by the scientists to investigate? 2. Why is it important for scientists to follow the steps in scientific investigation?