Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Experiment and Demonstration

What is an Experiment? An experiment is a scientific test in which you first observe, then ask a question, after that state a hypothesis then test it, report and analyze, and finally report your results and draw conclusions. What is a demonstration? A demonstration is when you show something that is already known. A demonstration does not include a hypothesis.

Similarities: They both show or prove something and they both have an important place in  science.

Differences: An experiment has a hypothesis and a demonstration doesn't, an experiment has variables and an demonstration doesn't. An experiment is a creative process while a demonstration is a verification.Demonstrations are not inquiry base while on the other hand and experiment is.An Experiment requires multiple trials and a demonstration can be done only once.A Demonstration does not follow the scientific method and differently an experiment does.

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