Questions & Hypotheses 9/6/22
Initial Reminders
● Sit with your lab teammates
● Register for PollEverywhere with your BU email account
Steps to the Scientific Process
1. Ask a question
2. Conduct background research
a. Can lead to more questions
3. Formulate a hypothesis
4. Test the hypothesis with an experiment
5. Analyze the data and draw conclusions
a. Can lead to new hypotheses
6. Report the results
● In real world situations, often more dynamic
1. Asking questions
● *How to be specific*
From general to specific- Narrow it down
● Major theme: climate change
● Major question: what is the effect of climate change on living organisms?
○ Ex: How are sex rations in sea turtles affected by increase temperature?
■ Due to increased temp results in no boys being born
● Effect: what kind of effect could you study?
● Climate change: which aspect of climate change could you study?
● Living organisms: which organisms? What factors should you consider when choosing
an organism to study?
Initial Reminders
● Sit with your lab teammates
● Register for PollEverywhere with your BU email account
Steps to the Scientific Process
1. Ask a question
2. Conduct background research
a. Can lead to more questions
3. Formulate a hypothesis
4. Test the hypothesis with an experiment
5. Analyze the data and draw conclusions
a. Can lead to new hypotheses
6. Report the results
● In real world situations, often more dynamic
1. Asking questions
● *How to be specific*
From general to specific- Narrow it down
● Major theme: climate change
● Major question: what is the effect of climate change on living organisms?
○ Ex: How are sex rations in sea turtles affected by increase temperature?
■ Due to increased temp results in no boys being born
● Effect: what kind of effect could you study?
● Climate change: which aspect of climate change could you study?
● Living organisms: which organisms? What factors should you consider when choosing
an organism to study?
