Conduct an experiments to answer two scientific questions provided

Meteorology and Climate Science Global Climate Change Paper Assignment

Scientific Method Write-up of Ice Experiments

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Paper Assignment: Scientific Method Write-up

of Ice Experiments

The Scientific Method

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https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-fair/steps-of-the-scientific-method

1. Start with a question

2. Do background research

3. Construct a hypothesis

4. Construct a prediction

5. Design an experiment

6. Conduct the experiment

7. Analyze the data

8. Write it up

Steps of the Scientific Method

Address these questions:

1) Does ice sheet melt contribute noticeably to sea level rise?

2) Does sea ice melt contribute noticeably to sea level rise?

Ice Sheets Ice Shelves Sea Ice they are above land ocean ocean

contribute to sea level rise yes! indirectly no

thickness thick thinner thinest

location Greenland and Antarctica peripheries of

Greenland and Antarctica

floating in ocean waters in both polar regions

forms by snow gets packed down ice sheet flowing over the ocean

ocean water freezing

Do Background Research

Construct a hypothesis (an educated guess)

Plant Example

Plant example question: Does fertilizer make a plant grow bigger?

Plant Example

Plant example question: Does fertilizer make a plant grow bigger?

Plants example hypothesis: Plants need many types of nutrients to grow. Fertilizer adds those nutrients to the soil, thus allowing plants to grow more.

Construct a Hypothesis (an educated guess)

Question #1: Does ice sheet melt contribute noticeably to sea level rise? Question #2: Does sea ice melt contribute noticeably to sea level rise?

Hypothesis #1: __________ Hypothesis #2: __________

Construct a Hypothesis (an educated guess)

Plants example: Plants need many types of nutrients to grow. Fertilizer adds those nutrients to the soil, thus allowing plants to grow more.

Ice: “Sea ice is ice floating in water, so when that ice . . .”

Construct a Prediction

"If [I do this] , then [this] will happen.”

Construct a Prediction

"If [I do this] , then [this] will happen.”

Plants: If I add fertilizer to the soil of some tomato seedlings, but not others, then the seedlings that got fertilizer will grow taller and have more leaves than the non-fertilized ones.

Construct a Prediction

"If [I do this] , then [this] will happen.”

Plants: If I add fertilizer to the soil of some tomato seedlings, but not others, then the seedlings that got fertilizer will grow taller and have more leaves than the non-fertilized ones.

Ice: If I melt ice in a cup, then ______ will happen.

Design and Conduct an Experiment

Materials • 2 clear cups or glasses • Pen or a way to mark the water level on the

cups

• Ice • Water • Stones or clay (or another way to represent

bedrock)

Experiment Write-up • Purpose (including question you are addressing) • Background (information from your research) • Hypotheses and Predictions (model after examples) • Materials and Experiment (set up and conducting) • Data and Observations (what happened with ice melt) • Analysis and Conclusions (answers to the questions) • References (include at lease two references)

Grading - 20 points 1. Purpose (2 points)

2. Background (2 points)

3. Hypotheses and Predictions (2 points)

4. Materials and Experiment (2 points)

5. Data and Observations (2 points)

6. Analysis and Conclusions (2 points)

7. References (2 points)

8. Is the paper organized with a good layout? (2 points)

9. Is the report well-written, the right length and concise (2 points)

10. Above and beyond (2 points)

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