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Lecture 2: Questions & Hypotheses
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- BIO 115
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- State University Of New York - Binghamton
Lecture 2 in class on questiosn and hypotheses in research
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Questions & Hypotheses 9/6/22Initial 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?
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