Activity 2: What Should I Do?
Directions: Read the scenario below and answer the questions that follow.
Bill decided to get a pet. He wanted to know whether a cat or dog would be a better pet for him. Bill read several books on dogs and cats to learn more about them. He decided that perhaps a dog would be a better pet for him. He called a friend who had a cat and a dog. He asked if he could borrow each of the pets for a week. During week 1, Bill borrowed the cat, during week 2, he borrowed the dog. At the end of second week, Bill made a list of the pros and cons of having each type of pet. When he examined the lists, he decided that a dog was the pet for him.
Guide Questions:
1. Based on the given scenario, how did bill perform the following steps in the scientific method? Please explain.
a. State the Problem/Question
b. Collect Information about the Problem
c. Formulate a Hypothesis
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d. Design an Experiment
e. Record and Analyze Data
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f. Draw a Conclusion
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2. Did the results support the formulated hypothesis of Bill? Why?
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3. If you are in the situation of Bill, would you follow the same thing as what he did? Why?
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banne kung mali or nonense
Directions: Read the scenario below and answer the questions that follow.
Bill decided to get a pet. He wanted to know whether a cat or dog would be a better pet for him. Bill read several books on dogs and cats to learn more about them. He decided that perhaps a dog would be a better pet for him. He called a friend who had a cat and a dog. He asked if he could borrow each of the pets for a week. During week 1, Bill borrowed the cat, during week 2, he borrowed the dog. At the end of second week, Bill made a list of the pros and cons of having each type of pet. When he examined the lists, he decided that a dog was the pet for him.
Guide Questions:
1. Based on the given scenario, how did bill perform the following steps in the scientific method? Please explain.
a. State the Problem/Question
b. Collect Information about the Problem
c. Formulate a Hypothesis
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
d. Design an Experiment
e. Record and Analyze Data
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
f. Draw a Conclusion
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
2. Did the results support the formulated hypothesis of Bill? Why?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
3. If you are in the situation of Bill, would you follow the same thing as what he did? Why?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
banne kung mali or nonense
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State the Problem/Question
• What would be a better pet?
Collect Information about the Problem
• Bill is choosing between a cat or a dog.
• He read books about each of them.
Formulate a Hypothesis
• Bill's theory is that a dog would be better.
Design an Experiment
• Spend a week with each pet.
Record and Analyze Data
• Bill listed down the pros and cons of both pets.
Draw a conclusion
• According to his preference, a dog is better than a cat.
2. Did the results support the formulated hypothesis of Bill? Why?
Yes. Bill has already had the thought that the dog is better than the cat. After his experiment, he has proven his hypothesis.
3. If you are in the situation of Bill, would you follow the same thing as what he did? Why?
In our generation, cats and dogs are really considered to be so different yet both the standard. It really actually depends on who the pet owner would be. I once went to my grandmother's house, she owns a cat and I own a dog. In comparing a cat to a dog, I think the dog would really be better because dogs can be caged and couldn't reach high places in which I know that cats aren't comfortable being in cages, their excetra smell a lot and it is easy for them to reach high places which means it'll be a struggle to get their hands away from human food.