Question

drag the part of the scientific method on the left to the example on the right it best matches. then, drag the sentences into the sequence they would most likely happen following a simplified scientific method. drag the text blocks below into their correct order.
john writes up and sends out his experimental results for other scientists to critique. part: ____
john thinks that the size of a predator affects the scare response behavior of the frogs: larger predators trigger a scare response from a greater distance. part: ____
john decides to use mechanical predators to approach frogs at the pond shore. he makes the size of the predator his independent variable and distance his dependent variable. part: ____
on a walk around a pond john sees that small frogs on the shore only allow him to get within 5 feet before jumping into the water. part: ____
john graphs his data and decides whether it supports or refutes his hypothesis. part: ____
john runs his experiment, recording the distance between each predator and frog as the frogs hop. part: ____
left parts: peer review, experimental design, observation, data collection, analysis, hypothesis

Explanation:

To solve this, we match each action to the corresponding part of the scientific method:

1. John writes up and sends out his experimental results for other scientists to critique.

This is Peer review (other scientists review his work).

2. John thinks that the size of a predator affects the scare response behavior of the frogs: larger predators trigger a scare response from a greater distance.

This is forming a Hypothesis (a testable prediction about the relationship between variables).

3. John decides to use mechanical predators to approach frogs at the pond shore. He makes the size of the predator his independent variable and distance his dependent variable.

This is Experimental design (planning how to test the hypothesis, defining variables).

4. On a walk around a pond John sees that small frogs on the shore only allow him to get within 5 feet before jumping into the water.

This is Observation (noticing a phenomenon in the natural world).

5. John runs his experiment, recording the distance between each predator and frog as the frogs hop.

This is Data collection (gathering measurements during the experiment).

6. John graphs his data and decides whether it supports or refutes his hypothesis.

This is Analysis (interpreting data to evaluate the hypothesis).

Final Order (from top to bottom, matching each sentence to the method part):

1. "John writes up and sends out his experimental results for other scientists to critique." → Peer review
2. "John thinks that the size of a predator affects the scare response behavior of the frogs: larger predators trigger a scare response from a greater distance." → Hypothesis
3. "John decides to use mechanical predators to approach frogs at the pond shore. He makes the size of the predator his independent variable and distance his dependent variable." → Experimental design
4. "On a walk around a pond John sees that small frogs on the shore only allow him to get within 5 feet before jumping into the water." → Observation
5. "John runs his experiment, recording the distance between each predator and frog as the frogs hop." → Data collection
6. "John graphs his data and decides whether it supports or refutes his hypothesis." → Analysis

(To visualize the drag-and-drop: Match each sentence to the labeled box above it, following the order of the scientific method: Observation → Hypothesis → Experimental Design → Data Collection → Analysis → Peer Review, but here we map each action to its step.)

Answer:

To solve this, we match each action to the corresponding part of the scientific method:

1. John writes up and sends out his experimental results for other scientists to critique.

This is Peer review (other scientists review his work).

2. John thinks that the size of a predator affects the scare response behavior of the frogs: larger predators trigger a scare response from a greater distance.

This is forming a Hypothesis (a testable prediction about the relationship between variables).

3. John decides to use mechanical predators to approach frogs at the pond shore. He makes the size of the predator his independent variable and distance his dependent variable.

This is Experimental design (planning how to test the hypothesis, defining variables).

4. On a walk around a pond John sees that small frogs on the shore only allow him to get within 5 feet before jumping into the water.

This is Observation (noticing a phenomenon in the natural world).

5. John runs his experiment, recording the distance between each predator and frog as the frogs hop.

This is Data collection (gathering measurements during the experiment).

6. John graphs his data and decides whether it supports or refutes his hypothesis.

This is Analysis (interpreting data to evaluate the hypothesis).

Final Order (from top to bottom, matching each sentence to the method part):

1. "John writes up and sends out his experimental results for other scientists to critique." → Peer review
2. "John thinks that the size of a predator affects the scare response behavior of the frogs: larger predators trigger a scare response from a greater distance." → Hypothesis
3. "John decides to use mechanical predators to approach frogs at the pond shore. He makes the size of the predator his independent variable and distance his dependent variable." → Experimental design
4. "On a walk around a pond John sees that small frogs on the shore only allow him to get within 5 feet before jumping into the water." → Observation
5. "John runs his experiment, recording the distance between each predator and frog as the frogs hop." → Data collection
6. "John graphs his data and decides whether it supports or refutes his hypothesis." → Analysis

(To visualize the drag-and-drop: Match each sentence to the labeled box above it, following the order of the scientific method: Observation → Hypothesis → Experimental Design → Data Collection → Analysis → Peer Review, but here we map each action to its step.)