Scenario
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Unit2_Assignment_Template.pptxScience Meets Real Life
By: ENTER YOUR NAME HERE
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The Scientific Method
Explain what the scientific method is and indicate what steps are involved (include your source).
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Evidence Collected About Buddy
List everything that you know about the situation with Buddy
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Testable Hypothesis
Present your own testable hypothesis for why Buddy is not eating that is consistent with the data in the scenario. Indicate which pieces of evidence you used to develop your hypothesis.
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Outline of Experiment
Outline how you would set up an experiment to test the following hypothesis: Buddy is not eating because I did not buy the type of dog food that he is used to. You may need to add slides to encompass your entire experiment.
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Experiment Details
-Identify the independent and dependent variables in your experiment.
-List three things that you should keep constant (the same) during your experiment so that they don’t influence the outcome of your experiment. You may break this up over multiple slides.
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Testable Questions For Friend
You know you can contact your friend at some point soon but only for a short time. What three testable questions would you want to ask her to help support or disprove the proposed hypothesis?
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Analysis of the Neighbor’s Hypothesis
Your neighbor comes over to help out with Buddy and poses the following hypothesis: Buddy won’t eat because he feels that his owner is unlucky when she travels and may get hurt.. Is this a testable hypothesis? If so, please explain how you would test it. If not, please explain why it is not testable in the context of the scientific method.
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