You are growing a garden You notice that the plants start to

You are growing a garden. You notice that the plants start to develop yellow spots. You say to yourself: “Maybe the plants need more fertilizer”. You then decide to add fertilizer to half of the pots. Match these steps (1-3) to the steps in the scientific method (A-E).

A. A Theory      B. A Hypothesis

C. A Proposal   D. An Observation    E. An experiment

1) You add fertilizer to half the pots: ____

2) You noticed that the plants start to develop yellow spots: ____

3) You say to yourself: “Maybe the plants need more fertilizer”: ____

Solution

In the field of applied research, there are different steps to set the experimental design:

1. observation of an event

2. Hypothesis is designed

3. methodology is designed to circumvent the problem

4. Experiment is carried out

5. Results and conclusion are drawn.

Therefore, based on the above explanations, the correct answers are:

1) You add fertilizer to half the pots: An experiment

2) You noticed that the plants start to develop yellow spots: Observation

3) You say to yourself: “Maybe the plants need more fertilizer”: HYPOTHESIS