Scientific Method Review

Instructions:

In each set below, you are to arrange the information in the logical order of the scientific method. Match each step with the following:

1- Problem
2- Hypothesis (educated guess before experimentation)
3- Experiment and observations
4- Conclusion (based on experimentation)


I. Moose
_______ Yes, I believe that a moose likes raspberries
_______ A moose does not like raspberries because he
Will not eat them even when they are placed in
His feeding area
_______ Locate a moose. Place in his usual feeding area
A large bowl of raspberries and observe for
Several feedings.
_______ Does a moose like raspberries?

II. Eagles
_______ How high do eagles nest?
_______ After measuring 3 nests, it seems they nest no
More than 50 feet off the ground
_______ Eagles nest at least 75 feet up on cliffs
_______ Spot a nest and climb toward it. When you
Reach it, start measuring with a tape measure
As you proceed back down.

III. Angel Fish
_______ After several days, 4 were left. Therefore cannibalism
Results when 50 angel fish are placed in a 5 gallon
Aquarium without food for several days
_______ Place 50 angel fish in a 5 gallon aquarium and observe
For several days without feeding them.
_______ No, cannibalism will not result.
_______ Will angel fish exhibit cannibalism when 50 are placed in
A 5 gallon aquarium without feeding for several days?

IV. Dog
_______ Based upon several observations, colored lights have no
Effect upon my dog’s feeding habits.
_______ Yes, my dog will eat better under red light.
_______ Does my dog eat better when exposed to a particular color
Of light?
_______ Observe the dog’s feeding habits for several days, using a
Different colored light each time.


V. Sponges
_______ Dive down and observe for several hours. Note the
Predators. Make photographs and then identify them
Later.
_______ After 3 days of study and observation with an underwater
Camera, only small tropical fish feed upon the sponge.
_______ What marine life feeds upon sponges?
_______ Sharks feed upon sponges.