Thursday, December 5, 2013

RECORRDING AND SHARING OBSERVATIONS

Describe the nature of the claim made for why everybody needed to do the data collection using identical procedures.

Inside a class room setting where an experiment is being performed, it is important for students to conduct the data collection using identical procedures because this method will assure that everybody follows specific guidelines for the experiment while allowing the chances by which each will render variable results. More specifically, identical procedures inside the classroom setting provides a basic framework of experimentation which students can manipulate and deviate from. However, it is emphasized that these procedures are crucial in the achievement of well-organized data collection and empirical results. Without these identical procedures, confusion may arise that surely bring about erroneous results.   

As you collected the data and compared observations with classmates, what experiences did you have that provided evidence for the importance of using identical procedures.

Data comparison after the performance of identical procedures was executed in unison with a variety of associated experiences, feelings, and scientific observations. First of these is the observation that the collected data by the students tend to follow specific format but were uniquely distinct from each other. Second is the experience of performing a chronologically arranged experiment that was guided by the laboratory instructor and was based on the laboratory instructions. Third, it was evident that the students did not have a hard time performing the experiments and facilitated learning was actually achieved. Fourth, an interactive and dynamic classroom setting was produced by the performance of identical procedures because students were able to track the activities of the other while allowing himself or herself to correct his or her mistakes by incorporating the lessons from the classmates. All of these experiences justify the importance of the usage of identical procedures.Reflect on this process in terms of how your view of scientific information may have changed as a result of this experience, what new question it brings up about how scientific information is accumulated and what new things you have to think about in terms of how science collects and documents information.

Before, I used to think that scientists achieve knowledge in a fast and easy manner but this view has changed since I experienced the performance of identical procedures inside the laboratory setting. I now believe that scientists and researchers plan ahead of time for their studies, conduct experiments in a very organized manner, and collect results with precision and accuracy. It can also be deduced from the said activity that the diversity of results, achieved from identical procedures, are the key to unveiling the mysteries of nature. Repeatable experiments are highly important in order for scientists to duplicate the procedures made by observers before them and to test the integrity of the results. Lastly, this new knowledge makes me wonder on the extent by which Science can investigate the natural phenomenas. How many studies were proven to be effective by the usage of identical procedures Is it possible to subject daily experience to scientific observations and experimentations How does the scientific community collect, preserve, and share the knowledge that they have achieved These questions and other queries, I believe, will be answered as I continue plunging myself into the journey of scientific experiments.

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