An understanding of the scientific method is important in the microbiology laboratory. The scientific method is known in the microbiology world to be the steps that are followed by scientists to answer specific questions about the world. Scientists who work in laboratories especially a microbiology laboratory use the scientific method. The purpose of the scientific method is to construct an accurate, reliable, consistent representation of the world. The scientific method involves steps such as asking a question, doing background research, constructing a hypothesis, testing your hypothesis by doing an experiment, analyzing your data and drawing a conclusion, and reporting your results. Using the scientific method is to clearly do an experiment …show more content…
The term was first found by an Italian doctor by the name of Francesco Redi in the late 17th century with his very first experiment that dealt with the spontaneous generation of maggots that were decomposing trash. He first observed that maggots were magically forming on decomposing meat. While going through the experiment it was hypothesized that the hypothesis was not true. Step one of his experiment is why do maggots suddenly appear on raw meat? While looking for the hypothesis it was determined that flies produce maggots. The controlled experiment included jars, type of meat, temperature, and time. The independent variable contained the gauze kept the flies away from the meat, while the dependent variable contains whether the maggots appeared on the meat. Analyzing and recording the results, Redi kept his findings and observations in a scientific journal which showed that maggots only appear on the meat in jars that were not covered with gauze. The conclusion is that he used his evidence from his experiment that supports his hypothesis that contains that flies produce maggots. Redi’s work is similar to that of all microbiologists who work, in order of the scientific method to create, test and conclude about important
The scientific techniques that were mainly used in the conduction of our investigation were the identification of bacteria through the use of a microscope, putting together a Simple Distillation Kit, treating Petri Dishes with Agar on them with the boiled, distilled or radiated water and calculating the coverage of bacteria on the amount of area treated on the Petri Dish. All of these scientific techniques were a crucial part of our investigation. Without all of these techniques we wouldn’t have been able to conduct such a successful experiment.
Rebecca Skloot’s novel, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks told the story of the injustice done a a young African American woman, and her family. Henrietta’s cancerous cells were taken from her without her consent, and turned out to be immortal. They were sold all over the world for billions of dollars, while her family, struggling to put food on the table, did not receive a penny of it. Rebecca Skloot uncovers the hidden story of the HeLa cells, and provides a novel not only highly informational, but also with insight to the workings of science. This book outlines the process of scientific inquiry, reveals the contrary forces of altruism and profit that influenced HeLa, and the risks and benefits of profit guiding research as well as the obstacles faced when conducting research for purely altruistic reasons.
Introduction The main purpose of accomplishing multiple tests on an unknown organism was to pick a random unknown tube and identify which microorganism it was. One of the important things about these different tests is to make sure the tests are performed correctly and the results are interpreted correctly or else the unknown organism will come out as a mess. One instance where it is important to interpret the tests is in the medical field. If a patient is sick because of an unknown organism, samples from the patient can be taken out and the lab can perform tests on it and interpret the results correctly to identify the exact type of microorganism in order to treat the patient with antibiotics and treatment. In the end, this will help scientists cure diseases, help make treatments for specific organisms, and help the world be a healthier place one step at a time.
The scientific method is an organized way to answer questions. The first step is to state the problem in a question, like “what happens to a person’s heart rate when they watch a movie?” The next step is to research things that would be helpful in resources like the internet, magazines, interviews, and books. Once information is researched, a hypothesis should be formed, usually in an if-then statement. For example, one could say, “If a person’s heart rate is 70 bpm, then his/her heartbeat will raise higher than that when watching a scary movie.” After, one must write the procedures down so that other people can repeat the experiment. Then it is time to test the hypothesis by doing the experiment. After gathering the data from the experiment, it has to be analyzed to draw a conclusion. If the results of the scary movie experiment show that a person’s heart rate increases over 70 bpm, then
The Scientific Method is the standardized procedure that scientists are supposed to follow when conducting experiments, in order to try to construct a reliable, consistent, and non-arbitrary representation of our surroundings. To follow the Scientific Method is to stick very tightly to a order of experimentation. First, the scientist must observe the phenomenon of interest. Next, the scientist must propose a hypothesis, or idea in which the experiments will be based around. Then, through repeated experimentation, the hypothesis can either be proven false or become a theory. If the hypothesis is proven to be false, the scientist must reformulate his or her ideas and come up with another hypothesis, and the experimentation begins again. This process is to be repeated until a theory is produced. The production of a theory is usually called the conclusion. After considerable testing of the theory, it may become what is known as a law, but laws are only formed in very rare occasions where the theory can be proven without a doubt, which is usually done through induction.
From kindergarten to senior year of high school I remember little about conducting scientific investigations in biology. My most prevalent memory of experimentation and investigation throughout my early academic careers is the science fair. Each year I would choose an “interesting” school board approved topic like plant growth, heat transfer, or climate to conduct an experiment. None of the experiment stands out because it was
There are four steps in the scientific methods. First of all, an observation and description of a phenomenon. The observation is made visually and aided by apparatus. Secondly is making a hypothesis in order to predict what the result that we will earn is. Thirdly, test the hypothesis by experimenting, predicting and observation of the new phenomena that follow from the hypothesis. If the experiment is failed, then the hypothesis is rejected. Thus, the hypothesis must be rejected or be modified. Meanwhile, if the hypothesis is accepted, a theory based on the repeate...
The scientific method is a process that is used to create theories and test them. It consists of a variety of steps that one must follow. The steps generally follow a process beginning with observation, creating a hypothesis based upon the observation, testing the hypothesis, evaluating the results and retesting the hypothesis. The purpose of the scientific method is to look for “causal” (The Scientific Revolution and the Scientific Method, p. 20). This means that when looking at the scientific method one is looking at a cause and effect that has taken place. This is important to help extend scientific knowledge because the scientific method helps establish why things are occurring in our natural world. It is also important to note that the scientific method does not always prove each hypothesis true
resolve problems. With the scientific method you have four steps to follow which include defining the
When it comes to researching topics and trying to organize thoughts in to making more sense, a very popular tool to use is the Scientific Method. The Method is very closely associated with the subject of Sociology because well-known contributors and theorists of this field have been using it since the first study of social behavior first came about, somewhere around the 17th century. Although there are six general steps to the Method, I will be focusing on the first three, and applying them to a topic that has captured my interest for many years: College Greek Life Pledging/Unrecognized Fraternities and Sororities.
The abnormal presence of bacterial growth can be inspected under a microscope. If the organism inspected is not the bacteria used in the experiment, it means that the growth of the bacterial culture investigated is absent. By using this method, contamination by foreign substances in the surrounding air can be ruled out and the results would be more accurate.
Although many people do not know about microbiology, the scientific developments within this area are used in everyday life. Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. The study of microorganisms has allowed scientists to discover the pharmaceutical drugs and treatments; such as vaccines and antibiotics, which can be used to treat against the harmful species of microorganisms. The clinical use of these treatments have greatly reduced the mortality due to infectious disease, and have also contributed to the eradication or significant reduction and control of formerly devastating infections such as smallpox, polio and hepatitis, now rare in developed countries.
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Science is about understanding and building knowledge about how the natural world works. It explains the inter-relationship with one's life and nature and promotes environmental education and more so environmental habits. Science teaches us as learners’ important skills such as reasoning, problem solving, analyzing, predicting, etc. It builds a foundation by providing a base in case a child does not go to higher level of education. Since science is all around us it is important to teach it so that the children could learn about themselves and their environment. Science also provides the knowledge needed to create new pieces of technology, which scientists used to develop civilization. For example, rather than writing
The Importance and Appropriateness of Utilizing Different Methodologies for Research. Introduction The process of research entails the logical as well as systematic search for useful data and information with regard to a specific topic (Jha, 2008). It is also comprised of the investigation of the best, most cost effective and appropriate solutions to both social and scientific issues, following an objective and logical analysis. Jha, (2008) defines research as the search for knowledge and the discovery of the truth. During this process, the data can be gathered from a wide pool of sources among them interviews, books, nature among others.The data can then be analyzed with the appropriate data analysis tools, so as to report the findings