
Overview
Do-it-yourself science involves a question, observations, a hypothesis, and experimentation. You have probably come up with questions after you noticed something unusual. For instance, why do fingers get all pruny and wrinkled when I sit in the tub? The observation – shriveled fingertips – is the first step. Do-it-yourself science requires an eye for details surrounding your observations. Collecting related information helps you get to the next step, what scientists call a hypothesis, or “educated” guess. After weighing all the evidence, you hypothesize that your fingers get pruny because of the hot water in the tub. Once you have a hypothesis, it’s time for the fun part – testing it out.
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5 - 1Forensics September 19, 1997
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5 - 2Space Exploration September 26, 1997
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5 - 3Genes October 17, 1997
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5 - 4Architecture October 24, 1997
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5 - 5Farming October 31, 1997
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5 - 6Life Cycles November 14, 1997
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5 - 7Do-It-Yourself Science November 21, 1997
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5 - 8Atoms & Molecules November 28, 1997
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5 - 9Ocean Exploration December 05, 1997
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5 - 10Lakes & Ponds February 21, 1998
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5 - 11Smell February 28, 1998
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5 - 12Caves April 25, 1998
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5 - 13Fluids May 02, 1998
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5 - 14Erosion May 09, 1998
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5 - 15Comets & Meteors May 16, 1998
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5 - 16Storms May 23, 1998
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5 - 17Measurement May 30, 1998
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5 - 18Patterns June 06, 1998
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5 - 19Science of Music June 13, 1998
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5 - 20Motion June 20, 1998