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Do you think the steps below of the scientific method must be followed in order? yes, because
Now that you are done researching and identifying your mineral fill-in the information for each step of the scientific method below. Then, number which step was first, second, etc. Objective: Use the steps of the scientific method to identify a mystery mineral. Materials: -Mineral -Streak Plate -Senses -computer 1. Mr. Finan gave me a mineral. 2. I looked up blue and white mineral 3. I researched minerals I found 4. I looked for more minerals -internet - fingers -Knowledge of mineral identification - hardness test 5. I researched those 6. I found one that I was sure of 7. I put down what I found 8. Then I presented what I did to the class
Procedure:
1. State the problem. (Hint: Just write the objective above in the form of a question.) How can I use the scientific method to find out what the mineral is 2. Gather information. (Look it up and/or ask an expert) *see the attached Mineral Identification Data Sheet 3. Form a hypothesis. Write a statement that tells what mineral you think yours is (your two guesses). I predict that my mineral will be either sodalite, or lazurite. 4. Start the experiment! (Follow the procedure.) 5. Record and analyze data. *see the attached Mineral Identification Data Sheet 6. Form a conclusion. This must be a paragraph that includes:
An answer to the problem (question 1). How your hypothesis compares with the actual results. (Was your hypothesis correct? If not, how close were you?) A description of your mineral and what helped you find the identification of your mineral the most.
7. Communicate your results. Post this report and your Data Sheet where people can see it !