Bacteria - Design Your Own Experiment
Design Your Own Experiment
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There are thousands of species of bacteria living and growing around you, in you, and on you. For a project, you could examine the differences among different types of bacteria. You could also examine bacteria's growth requirements, or how bacteria have impacted life on Earth.
Check the For More Information section and talk with your biology teacher to learn more about bacteria. You could also try to get access to a microscope so that you can look at the bacteria in more detail.
Steps in the Scientific Method
To conduct an original experiment, you need to plan carefully and think things through. Otherwise, you might not be sure what question you are answering, what you are or should be measuring, or what your findings prove or disprove.
Here are the steps in designing an experiment:
- State the purpose...
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