The Scientific Method in Everyday Life

Before you start, make sure you review the Scientific Method Tutorial – located in Week 1 Learning Resources. You will also likely find the first two recommended videos helpful.

Important: Do not use an AI tool to assist.

In the main response, describe an example of how you use the scientific method in your daily life. As you decide on an example, think about the two or more scenarios that are being compared. You always need a control group.

Include the following in your description of your experiment:

· Your observations and relevant background information

· A detailed and specific hypothesis

· A description of how you are testing the hypothesis, with replication

· Hypothetical results

· A conclusion. Include whether or not the results support the hypothesis.

Identify the following in your experiment:

· Control and experimental groups

· Independent, dependent, and control variables (also called controlled variables or constants)

And finally,

· Briefly describe the part of the Scientific Method Tutorial that you found most useful.

· What do you find most challenging about the scientific method? If you still have questions, please ask.

References are not required this week, but if you do use information sources other than those provided in the course, cite your sources in APA format .