Week 1
The Scientific Method and
Experimental Techniques
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,Textbook Readings
Chapter 1: Section 1.5, Biology as a Scientific
Discipline
Chapter 3: Section 3.6, Proteins
Chapter 4: Section 4.2, Microscopy
Chapter 21 (Section 21.2, read the parts on
DNA sequencing and CRISPR
,Overview of Week 1 Lecture
Discuss the scientific method and relate it to the
long-term project on Cell Biology.
Consider some common types of hypotheses
that Cell Biologists propose?
Learn some commonly used techniques for
testing simple hypotheses in the field of cell
biology? Note: You may be tested over the methods that are
described in this presentation, even though some of them are not in
your textbook.
, The Scientific Method – Cell Biology
Rationale/Background (from the literature/review articles):
What is known already?
What is the basis for your hypothesis?
Hypothesis:
An idea that the experiment will test directly.
YOUR TEAM SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRAW YOUR
TWO HYPOTHESES AS A MODEL.
Experiment
Data supports hypothesis Data refutes hypothesis
The Scientific Method and
Experimental Techniques
© McGraw Hill LLC. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw Hill LLC.
,Textbook Readings
Chapter 1: Section 1.5, Biology as a Scientific
Discipline
Chapter 3: Section 3.6, Proteins
Chapter 4: Section 4.2, Microscopy
Chapter 21 (Section 21.2, read the parts on
DNA sequencing and CRISPR
,Overview of Week 1 Lecture
Discuss the scientific method and relate it to the
long-term project on Cell Biology.
Consider some common types of hypotheses
that Cell Biologists propose?
Learn some commonly used techniques for
testing simple hypotheses in the field of cell
biology? Note: You may be tested over the methods that are
described in this presentation, even though some of them are not in
your textbook.
, The Scientific Method – Cell Biology
Rationale/Background (from the literature/review articles):
What is known already?
What is the basis for your hypothesis?
Hypothesis:
An idea that the experiment will test directly.
YOUR TEAM SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRAW YOUR
TWO HYPOTHESES AS A MODEL.
Experiment
Data supports hypothesis Data refutes hypothesis
