Empirical Reasoning
“How do I prove it?” This goal is to think like a scientist: to use empirical evidence and a logical process to make decisions and to evaluate hypotheses. It does not reflect specific science content material, but instead can incorporate ideas from physics to sociology to art theory.
Questions used to develop a student’s project:
Questions used to develop a student’s project:
- What idea do I want to test (essential question)?
- What has other research shown?
- What is my hypothesis?
- How can I test it?
- What information (data) do I need to collect?
- How will I collect the information?
- What will I use as a control in my research?
- How good is my information?
- What are the results of my research?
- What conclusions can I draw from my research?
- How will I present my results?