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1.2 Scientific Method

Initial Observation• Use your senses to

observe– See, hear, touch, taste,

smell, etc.

• Can also use tools to measure– Temperature, length,

volume, etc.

State the Question

•“What is the effect of…”

Hypothesis

• “If…then…” If producing oxygen bubbles in photosynthesis is related to light color, then green light will increase photosynthesis oxygen bubbles to form.

Writing a Hypothesis

• Hypothesis – educated guess

• - the general statement

• Write in If … and then…format

• DO WORKSHEET

Experiment

A. Manipulated Variable = Independent Variable -what you change

goes on the X-axis of the graph

B. Responding Variable =

Dependent Variable -what changes as a result of what you did – goes on the Y-axis of the graph

Experiment• Constants-all the things in the

experiment that stay the same• In the yeast lab:

same size test tubes same size rubber tubing same yeast type

same amount of sugarYour book called them “controlled variables.”

What constants could there be in this experiment?

Experiment

• Control – the part of the experiment that does not have the independent variable in it

• Use for reference, comparison• Often the normal condition

Run the tests

Record the datagraphs charts

video write observations measurements

Conclusion

• Agree or disagree with the hypothesis

• The green light did not produce the most oxygen bubbles.

Remember

NO food or drink in the lab

Designing an Experiment

1668 refuted "spontaneous generation" – life could come from non-life OR a theory also known as Aristotelian abiogenesis(maggots came from rotting meat, flooded Nile gave rise to frogs, mice came from moldy grain)

A Controlled Experiment

• Only one tested variable at a time

• Manipulated Variable (Independent Variable) – one you change

• Responding Variable – (Dependent Variable)- one that changes as a result

OBSERVATION

• Flies land on meat that is left uncovered. Later, maggots appear on the meat.

Redi’s Experiment

• CONSTANTS: all the things kept the same in an experiment

Size of jars

Type of meat

Location

Temperature

Time

Redi’s Experiment

• CONSTANTS: all the things kept the same in an experiment

Size of jars

Type of meat

Location

Temperature

Time

Redi’s Experiment

• Independent Variable

Type of covering: Gauze covering to keep flies away from the meat or solid cover

Redi’s Experiment

Sealed-no maggots

Maggots on netting

Open jar-maggots on meat

Conclusion

• Maggots form only when flies come in contact with meat.

Repeat the Experiments

Other scientists must be able to repeat your experiment with similar results to prove it true.

Maggot Experiments Reproduced

• Anton von Leeuwenhoek

• Saw “animacules” with his first microscope

Maggot Experiment Reproduced?

• John Needham

• Boiled sealed gravy

• Said heat killed any organisms

• After several days little animals came from the gravy

Maggot Experiment Reproduced

• Lazzaro Spallanzani

Nonliving gravy did not produce living things.

Maggot Experiment Reproduced

• Louis Pasteur Flask was open to air, but microorganisms could not make their way into the flask

Maggot Experiment Reproduced

• Louis Pasteur Flask was open to air, but microorganisms could not make their way into the flask

Proved spontaneous generation was not correct.

When Experiments are Not Possible

• Observing animals in the wild without disturbing them

• Determining the effect of a chemical on a cancer patient

THEORY

• Well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations

• EX: biogenesis = life generating from life

Theory is not..

• Considered absolute truth.

• Often revised or replaced as new evidence appears.

My Problem: Is Aspartame Dangerous?

• Aspartame is marketed as NutraSweet, Equal Spoonful, Benevia, NatraTaste

So refreshing, so delicious, so fun

• Coke and Mentos Fountain at EepyBird.com (click here)

Aspartame is made of:

• 50% phenylalanine

• 40% aspartic acid

• 10% methanol (wood alcohol). – In the body methanol breaks down into

formaldehyde (embalming fluid) and formic acid.

Possible Side Effects

• Blurred vison

• Ringing in ears

• Dizziness

• Anxiety

• Headaches/ migraines

• MS, lupus, fibromyalgia, ADD

How to get rid of the aspartame that is in the body.

• Milk thistle, vitamin C, selenium, beta carotene , vitamin E, and N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) are all powerful antioxidants which are helpful in liver detoxification.

Research

• Ralph G. Walton, M.D.NEOUCOM

• Peer Reviewed aspartame studies

• (you analyze the studies)

How can we find what is true about aspartame

• Inductive reasoning

• moving from the specific to the general

• EX: Every time I drink Diet Coke, I get a headache.

• Deductive reasoning

• begins with the general and ends with the specific

• Diet Coke is unhealthy due to the aspartame breaking down to formaldehyde.