UNIT 1 - INTRO AND SAFETY

Unit 1 Introduction - Topics:

1. Lab Safety - Rules, WHMIS symbols, HHPS Symbols

2. The Scientific Method

• Question: "What is the effect of _____________ on ________________"

• Hypothesis: "If ______________ then _____________"

  • preduction or educated guess

• Experimental Design

  • Independent Variable: what YOU change

  • Dependent Variable: what changes as a result of the independent variable

  • Controlled Variables: what needs to stay the same to make the experiment FAIR

  • Materials

    • Procedure

• Conduct the experiment

  • Qualitative Observations: based on 5 senses

  • Quantitative Observations: measurement or numbers

• Analysis

  • tables

  • graphing

• Conclusion