When dealing with scientific studies, investigation is nonetheless of the key concept that is being used to analyze. When dealing with a particular topic that requires investigation, the scientist needs to take into consideration all variables. In other words scientific investigation is basically the way scientists test all variables and concepts to obtain an explanation for the desired concept.
Scientific method is the procedures that a scientists will use when conducting an experiment/investigation. “Scientific investigation share some common elements and procedures, which are referred to as the scientific method” (Lab manual pg.3). There is not a set in stone mandated manner in which these procedures must be conducted. It is more of a generalized …show more content…
Curiosity in the minds of scientist is the reason that questions are asked about a topic. When going about asking these questions, which will result in an explanation/investigation, the question must be able to be tested and “well-defined”. This means that all variables that will be brought about in the study should be measurable to a certain extent. In a study you have an independent variable, dependent variable and a control variable. All of these are found in the consensus of scientific work you will see. The independent variable is the one that that is “controlled and manipulated by the experimenter” (uncp.edu). Whereas on the contrary, the dependent variable is not manipulated, instead the DV is “observed or measured for variation as a presumed result of the variation in the IV” (uncp.edu) "In nonexperimental research, where there is no experimental manipulation, the IV is the variable that 'logically ' has some effect on a DV. For example, in the research on cigarette-smoking and lung cancer, cigarette-smoking, which has already been done by many subjects, is the independent variable." (Kerlinger, 1986, p.32) Lastly, the control variable is very important in showing the changes that occur within the experiment, this is because the control variable is the stable one. Nothing is done to the control variable that …show more content…
Every time you hear the words “what if” or “what do you think”, this is retreating back to the hypothesis. The hypothesis is a logical guess as to what may happen in your experiment and why it might be happening. It must be a testable and measurable statement, so that the scientist can either prove it wrong or right. For example, if the scientist that was investigating what the result will be when copper is heated at 1000 F* solely said “the result will be blue” it would not fall under the category of being and acceptable hypothesis. However, if the hypothesis was “If you heat copper to 1000 F* as it would be in a firework, then the result will be a blue explosion because of the structure of the element and how the bonds will be broken” would be an acceptable answer. “The test of a hypothesis may include experimentation, additional observations, or the synthesis of information from a variety of sources” (lab manual
Scientific method is the procedures that a scientists will use when conducting an experiment/investigation. “Scientific investigation share some common elements and procedures, which are referred to as the scientific method” (Lab manual pg.3). There is not a set in stone mandated manner in which these procedures must be conducted. It is more of a generalized …show more content…
Curiosity in the minds of scientist is the reason that questions are asked about a topic. When going about asking these questions, which will result in an explanation/investigation, the question must be able to be tested and “well-defined”. This means that all variables that will be brought about in the study should be measurable to a certain extent. In a study you have an independent variable, dependent variable and a control variable. All of these are found in the consensus of scientific work you will see. The independent variable is the one that that is “controlled and manipulated by the experimenter” (uncp.edu). Whereas on the contrary, the dependent variable is not manipulated, instead the DV is “observed or measured for variation as a presumed result of the variation in the IV” (uncp.edu) "In nonexperimental research, where there is no experimental manipulation, the IV is the variable that 'logically ' has some effect on a DV. For example, in the research on cigarette-smoking and lung cancer, cigarette-smoking, which has already been done by many subjects, is the independent variable." (Kerlinger, 1986, p.32) Lastly, the control variable is very important in showing the changes that occur within the experiment, this is because the control variable is the stable one. Nothing is done to the control variable that …show more content…
Every time you hear the words “what if” or “what do you think”, this is retreating back to the hypothesis. The hypothesis is a logical guess as to what may happen in your experiment and why it might be happening. It must be a testable and measurable statement, so that the scientist can either prove it wrong or right. For example, if the scientist that was investigating what the result will be when copper is heated at 1000 F* solely said “the result will be blue” it would not fall under the category of being and acceptable hypothesis. However, if the hypothesis was “If you heat copper to 1000 F* as it would be in a firework, then the result will be a blue explosion because of the structure of the element and how the bonds will be broken” would be an acceptable answer. “The test of a hypothesis may include experimentation, additional observations, or the synthesis of information from a variety of sources” (lab manual