Outline Pasteur's experiment in scientific method format:
1. Observation - Identify the problem. What is it that Pasteur is looking at? Why is it of any significance?
2. Inference - Use your prior knowledge (also a term currently being used in your English class) to discuss what Pasteur already knew at the time of his research.
3. Hypothesis - If, then, because...
4. Experiment - Identify all of the variables (controlled, independent, and dependent). Draw diagrams to help show what steps were taken. It should be diagrammed so that anyone could repeat the experiment. Explain all of the steps. Think cook book recipe.
5. Data - Design a table that is organized and clear collecting all the data collected from the experiment. Be sure to also include a short paragraph describing the information that is found in the table.
6. Conclusion - Did you fail to disprove your hypothesis? Did you disprove your hypothesis? What did Pasteur discover? What's the significance of his results?
