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What Is the Scientific Method?

By Janice VanCleave

The Scientific Method is a Problem Solving Process The scientific method is not a set of steps that must be followed in order with fidelity. The scientific method includes Research, Questions, Hypotheses, Experimenting, Collecting Data, Making Conclusions. But, the order is not set in stone nor is there a rule that all the steps are […]

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A Science Project: Research

By Janice VanCleave

An extended tongue reveals taste buds for an examiner.

In reference to a science project, research is the preliminary process of discovering information about ideas for a science project. I am dividing preliminary science project research into two parts: Fact Finding Research– What others have discovered. Exploratory Research- What you discover. Fact Finding Research One way to research a topic is to collect facts […]

Filed Under: Science Projects Tagged With: exploratory research, fact finding, taste buds

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