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QuestionWhat is key to a good experiment?Dr. Michael Simpson (Mike) is a Registered Professional Biologist in British Columbia, Canada. He has over 20 years of experience in ecology research and professional practice in Britain and North America, with an emphasis on plants and biological diversity. Mike also specializes in science communication and providing education and technical support for ecology projects. Mike received a BSc with honors in Ecology and an MA in Society, Science, and Nature from The University of Lancaster in England as well as a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta. He has worked in British, North American, and South American ecosystems, and with First Nations communities, non-profits, government, academia, and industry.It is important to be as clear as possible when describing the methods you used, as the credibility of experimental results are partly determined by whether someone else could reproduce them using the same approach.
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QuestionDo I need to include sources in a scientific experiment?Dr. Michael Simpson (Mike) is a Registered Professional Biologist in British Columbia, Canada. He has over 20 years of experience in ecology research and professional practice in Britain and North America, with an emphasis on plants and biological diversity. Mike also specializes in science communication and providing education and technical support for ecology projects. Mike received a BSc with honors in Ecology and an MA in Society, Science, and Nature from The University of Lancaster in England as well as a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta. He has worked in British, North American, and South American ecosystems, and with First Nations communities, non-profits, government, academia, and industry.For sure! It is extremely important to cite the sources you used as the basis for your study. This is especially true for any conclusions you’ve drawn, as these should build on and be supported by peer reviewed literature rather than be speculative.
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QuestionWhat must be included in a scientific experiment report?Dr. Michael Simpson (Mike) is a Registered Professional Biologist in British Columbia, Canada. He has over 20 years of experience in ecology research and professional practice in Britain and North America, with an emphasis on plants and biological diversity. Mike also specializes in science communication and providing education and technical support for ecology projects. Mike received a BSc with honors in Ecology and an MA in Society, Science, and Nature from The University of Lancaster in England as well as a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta. He has worked in British, North American, and South American ecosystems, and with First Nations communities, non-profits, government, academia, and industry.Your report should include an introductory section that clearly describes the scientific context of your experiment and then focus on what specific prediction (i.e., hypothesis) you are testing. Also, you should describe your methods, materials, procedures and conclusions.
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QuestionCan you help with the variables in how to make a periscope?Community AnswerVariables can include length of the tubes, number of mirrors, thickness of tubes, size of mirrors etc.
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