Scientific Method in Everyday Life

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Scientific Method in Everyday Life Amber R. Muniz Kaplan University Scientific Method in Everyday Life Scenario 1: You arrive home late at night. You walk up to the front door, unlock it, and reach in to turn on the light switch located just inside the front door. The light does not come on! Now what? “The scientific method is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions. Scientists use the scientific method to search for cause and effect relationships in nature (Science Buddies, 2012).” According to the scientific method the first step would be to state the problem. The problem is obviously that the light will not turn on. The second step of the scientific method would be to make observations about the past statement. It was observed that by performing the action of turning on the light switch; the light did not turn on. The third step of the scientific method would be to state a hypothesis. The light did not come on by flicking the switch in the on position due to a power outage. The fourth step of the scientific method would be to test the hypothesis, which is also known as the experiment. To test if there is a power outage I would check the power in the other rooms of the house. The fifth step of the scientific method would be to analyze the data from the experiment. The power throughout the house except the one light is functioning properly. Since my hypothesis came out to be false I will then come up with a new hypothesis and retest the hypothesis. My second hypothesis is the light did not come on by flicking the switch in the on position due to a light bulb failure. To test this hypothesis I will need to acquire a step ladder and a new light bulb from my pantry. I will make sure that the light switch is in the off position while changing the bulb for safety precautions. I will then take

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