#8 Camino Real Street, San Jose Bulakan, Bulacan

Telephone: (044) 792-1896 * E-mail: assumptaacademy65@gmail.com

Member: Association of Schools of the Augustinian Sisters (ASAS)
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)
Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)

Name: ___________________________ Score:_____________________

Grade Level: ______________________ Date:______________________

EXAMPLE OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Missing items

Whenever something is missing, the very first thing most of us do is shout instead of look
for the missing object. There is a more effective way to deal with this problem–the
scientific method.

✔ Let’s say I have a problem: My wallet is missing. How could I use the scientific
method to solve this problem?

AT HOME

Problem: Missing wallet

Hypothesis:
1.My first hypothesis was: I lost it in the market while we were buying goods.
2.The second hypothesis was: Mae Ann got my wallet.
3.The third was: I had misplaced it in the house.

Test the hypothesis/Experiments: I searched all over the house for my wallet, but I could
not find it. Then I went to Mae Ann to ask If she got my wallet. She answered in the
affirmative. She said she found it while she was on her way home near the market.

Gather Data/Interpret the Data: I went to the market to buy some goods with my friend
Mae Ann. When I reached home, I noticed that my wallet was gone.

Conclusion:/ Report the findings. I lost my wallet in the market and Mae Ann found it
and gave it back to me.

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 ASSUMPTA ACADEMY, BULACAN, INC.
Camino Real Street, San Jose Bulakan, Bulacan
Telephone: (044) 792-1896 * E-mail: info@assumpta.edu.ph
Member: Association of Schools of the Augustinian Sisters (ASAS)
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)
Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)

Name: ___________________________ Score:_____________________

Grade Level: ______________________ Date:______________________

Scientific Method
1. Bikini Bottom Experiments

The Bikini Bottom gang loves science class and wanted to do a little research.
Read the description for each experiment and use your knowledge of the
scientific method to answer the questions.

(1) Flower Power

SpongeBob loves to garden and wants to grow lots of pink flowers for his pal
Sandy. He bought a special Flower Power fertilizer to see if it will help plants
produce more flowers. He plants two plants of the same size in separate
containers with the same amount of potting soil. He places one plant in a sunny
window and waters it every day with fertilized water. He places the other plant
on a shelf in a closet and waters it with plain water every other day.

a. What did SpongeBob do wrong in this experiment? Explain.

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b. What should SpongeBob do to test the effectiveness of Flower Power

fertilizer?
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Problem: Will the special flower fertilizer help plants produce more flowers?

Hypotheses:
1.My first hypothesis was:

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2.The second hypotheses was:

3.The third was:

Test the hypotheses/Experiments:

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Gather Data/Interpret the Data:

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Conclusion:/ Report the findings.

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 ASSUMPTA ACADEMY, BULACAN, INC.
Camino Real Street, San Jose Bulakan, Bulacan
Telephone: (044) 792-1896 * E-mail: info@assumpta.edu.ph
Member: Association of Schools of the Augustinian Sisters (ASAS)
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)
Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)

Name: ___________________________ Score:_____________________

Grade Level: ______________________ Date:______________________

(2) Bubble Time

Patrick loves bubble gum and would like to be able to blow bigger bubbles than
anyone else in Bikini Bottom. To prepare for the Bikini Bottom Big Bubble Contest,
he bought five different brands of bubble gum and needs your help to find the
brand that creates the biggest bubbles. Help Patrick to test the bubble power of
the bubble gum brands for him to win the contest.

Problem: What brand of Bubble gums creates the biggest bubbles?

Hypotheses:
1.My first hypothesis was:

2.The second hypothesis was:

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3.The third was:

Test the hypotheses/Experiments:

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Gather Data/Interpret the Data:

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Conclusion:/ Report the findings.

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