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Master the essential scientific methods and make your science project a winner! Whether you're hoping to wow the judges at the next science fair, want to do a great job on a school project, or are looking forward to a career in science, How to Make Your Science Project Scientific will give you the tools you need to make your dream a reality. From choosing an idea and developing a hypothesis, to using variables and controls, to performing accurate measurements and keeping comprehensive records, author Thomas Moorman walks you through all the aspects of making your science project the best it can be!
Format: Soft Cover, 112 pages, 7 X 10 inches
Author: Tom Moorman
Publisher: Wiley Publishers
Date Published: January, 2002
Recommended Ages: Children-Young Adult
Filled with examples of both good and bad experiments and projects, How to Make Your Science Project Scientific shows you how to use the time-tested scientific methods respected by professional scientists. You'll learn about blind and double-blind experiments; how to do case studies; how to make naturalistic observations and create controlled surveys; how to publish your findings; and much more. With How to Make Your Science Project Scientific, you can find out how to create a winning science fair project while you learn to "do science" the way the professionals do!
Table of Contents:
- Preface.
- 1. What Is Scientific?
- 2. Scientific Methods.
- 3. Simple Experiments.
- 4. Controlled Experiments.
- 5. Counterbalancing Controlled Experiments.
- 6. Blind and Double-blind Experiments.
- 7. Case Studies.
- 8. Naturalistic Observation.
- 9. Surveys and Controlled Surveys.
- 10. Measurement.
- 11. Record Keeping.
- 12. Causality and Theory.
- 13. Evaluating Results: Statistics, Probability, and Proof.
- 14. How to Get Help in Evaluating Results.
- 15. Publishing or Reporting.
- Appendix A: Seed Germination Test.
- Appendix B: More Reaction-Time Methods.
- Glossary.
- Bibliography.
- Index.
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