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Procedure A. Applying the terms of science The following fictional experiment demonstrates the use of the scientific method. Many people in the small Midwestern town of Hootville are stricken with the disease "Buggo." Most of those who get sick recover in seven to nine days. Buggo has been shown to be caused by a bacterium (single for bacteria) called "Gotcha." Antibiotic "X" is a new drug that has been shown to kill Gotcha bacteria in a test tube. Antibiotic X was also found to cure dogs that were sick with Buggo. Researchers decided to test the new drug on some of the people in Hootville. They hypothesized that the drug would effectively cure Buggo in humans. They decided that if they gave patients Antibiotic X, the patients would recover more quickly than those who did not take the antibiotic. The researchers prepared tablets containing Antibiotic X. They also prepared a second batch that contained all the same ingredients (inactive ingredients) as Antibiotic X without any antibiotic. A table like this that is similar but without medication is called a placebo. The researchers selected two groups of people who had just contracted the disease. Twenty-five people in group A were given tablets containing the drug antibiotic X. Twenty-five people in group B were given the placebos. Twenty of the twenty-five people given the drug recovered within one day. The other five people took seven to nine days to recover - the normal recovery time for people sick with Buggo. One of the people given the placebo recovered in one day. The rest of the people in group B took from seven to nine days to recover. 1. List three facts that were known before the start of the experiment. 36 2. One assumption is, "Antibiotic X is not lethal to humans." List two other assumptions that were made. 137

Procedure A. Applying the terms of science The following fictional experiment demonstrates the use of the scientific method. Many people in the small Midwestern town of Hootville are stricken with the disease "Buggo." Most of those who get sick recover in seven to nine days. Buggo has been shown to be caused by a bacterium (single for bacteria) called "Gotcha." Antibiotic "X" is a new drug that has been shown to kill Gotcha bacteria in a test tube. Antibiotic X was also found to cure dogs that were sick with Buggo. Researchers decided to test the new drug on some of the people in Hootville. They hypothesized that the drug would effectively cure Buggo in humans. They decided that if they gave patients Antibiotic X, the patients would recover more quickly than those who did not take the antibiotic. The researchers prepared tablets containing Antibiotic X. They also prepared a second batch that contained all the same ingredients (inactive ingredients) as Antibiotic X without any antibiotic. A table like this that is similar but without medication is called a placebo. The researchers selected two groups of people who had just contracted the disease. Twenty-five people in group A were given tablets containing the drug antibiotic X. Twenty-five people in group B were given the placebos. Twenty of the twenty-five people given the drug recovered within one day. The other five people took seven to nine days to recover - the normal recovery time for people sick with Buggo. One of the people given the placebo recovered in one day. The rest of the people in group B took from seven to nine days to recover. 1. List three facts that were known before the start of the experiment. 36 2. One assumption is, "Antibiotic X is not lethal to humans." List two other assumptions that were made. 137

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Procedure A. Applying the terms of science → The following fictional experiment demonstrates the use of the scientific method. Many people in the small Midwestern town of Hootville are stricken with the disease "Buggo." Most of those who get sick recover in seven to nine days. Buggo has been shown to be caused by a bacterium (single for bacteria) called "Gotcha." Antibiotic "X" is a new drug that has been shown to kill Gotcha bacteria in a test tube. Antibiotic X was also found to cure dogs that were sick with Buggo. 3 #m Researchers decided to test the new drug on some of the people in Hootville. They hypothesized that the drug would effectively cure Buggo in humans. They decided that if they gave patients Antibiotic X, the patients would recover more quickly than those who did not take the antibiotic. The researchers prepared tablets containing Antibiotic X. They also prepared a second batch that contained all the same ingredients (inactive ingredients) as Antibiotic X without any antibiotic. A table like this that is similar but without medication is called a placebo. The researchers selected two groups of people who had just contracted the disease. Twenty-five people in group A were given tablets containing the drug antibiotic X. Twenty-five people in group B were given the placebos. Twenty of the twenty-five people given the drug recovered within one day. The other five people took seven to nine days to recover - the normal recovery time for people sick with Buggo. One of the people given the placebo recovered in one day. The rest of the people in group B took from seven to nine days to recover. 1. List three facts that were known before the start of the experiment. (36) 2. One assumption is, "Antibiotic X is not lethal to humans." 37 с 54 $ do is % 5 A DELL & O List two other assumptions that were made. * O C
Transcribed Image Text:Procedure A. Applying the terms of science → The following fictional experiment demonstrates the use of the scientific method. Many people in the small Midwestern town of Hootville are stricken with the disease "Buggo." Most of those who get sick recover in seven to nine days. Buggo has been shown to be caused by a bacterium (single for bacteria) called "Gotcha." Antibiotic "X" is a new drug that has been shown to kill Gotcha bacteria in a test tube. Antibiotic X was also found to cure dogs that were sick with Buggo. 3 #m Researchers decided to test the new drug on some of the people in Hootville. They hypothesized that the drug would effectively cure Buggo in humans. They decided that if they gave patients Antibiotic X, the patients would recover more quickly than those who did not take the antibiotic. The researchers prepared tablets containing Antibiotic X. They also prepared a second batch that contained all the same ingredients (inactive ingredients) as Antibiotic X without any antibiotic. A table like this that is similar but without medication is called a placebo. The researchers selected two groups of people who had just contracted the disease. Twenty-five people in group A were given tablets containing the drug antibiotic X. Twenty-five people in group B were given the placebos. Twenty of the twenty-five people given the drug recovered within one day. The other five people took seven to nine days to recover - the normal recovery time for people sick with Buggo. One of the people given the placebo recovered in one day. The rest of the people in group B took from seven to nine days to recover. 1. List three facts that were known before the start of the experiment. (36) 2. One assumption is, "Antibiotic X is not lethal to humans." 37 с 54 $ do is % 5 A DELL & O List two other assumptions that were made. * O C
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