Question

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A student observes that she's always sleepy shortly after eating lunch, and she wants to be able to pay better attention in her mid-afternoon class. She tried doing 10 jumping jacks just before the class, but still felt sleepy around the middle of the class. The next day, she tried sipping water throughout the class and found that she could pay attention until the end of the class. The student now brings a water bottle to class.

Identify how this student applied the scientific method to solve her problem.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The scientific method

1. Make an observation.

2. Develop a hypothesis.

3. Test hypothesis by trying different experiements.

4. Collect data.

5. Determine if hypothesis is supported by data.

Observation Felt sleepy after eating lunch.

Hypothesis 1: Student wanted to be more alert for afternoon class and hypothesized exercise might make her feel alert to pay better attention in class.

Experimentation and data collection: Tried exercising before class to alleviated sleepiness but still felt sleepy.

Hypothesis 2: Student wanted to be more alert for afternoon class and hypothesized drinking water during class might make her feel alert.

Experimentation and data collection: Tried drinking water during class and discovered she felt more alert and was better able to pay attention in class.

Hypothesis supported through experimentation and data. Tried exercising and found it did not work. Tried drinking water and discovered it worked.