Question: Hundreds Of Years Ago, A Disease Called Scurvy Often Afflicted Sailors On Long Journeys. On The Ships, There Was Only So Much Fresh Food That Could Be Taken On Such A Long Journey. Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Did Not Last Very Long. As A Result Of A Lack Of A Certain Vitamin, Some Sailors Got Scurvy. On One Particular Ship, The Ship’s Doctor Decided …

Hundreds of years ago, a disease called scurvy often afflictedsailors on long journeys. On the ships, there was only so muchfresh food that could be taken on such a long journey. Fresh fruitsand vegetables did not last very long. As a result of a lack of acertain vitamin, some sailors got scurvy. On one particular ship,the ship’s doctor decided to try and experiment to test cures forscurvy.  

There were 18 men who became sick with scurvy. The doctor brokethem up into 6 groups and tested different remedies. They were toadd the following to their daily diets:

Group 1. an apple and some apple juice

Group 2. a dose of sulfuric acid

Group 3. a shot of vinegar

Group 4. a mixture of herbs and spices

Group 5. a dose of sea water

Group 6. an orange and a lemon

The 3 men that were in group 6 got well in a few days. The restremained very sick. Once they were put on the orange and lemonregimen, they also became well.  

Assignment: Apply the scientific method to thisexperiment. Using the scenario above, detail how the doctor in thiscase applied the scientific method. Label each stage of theprocess.  

Observation:

Question:

Hypothesis:

Prediction:

Test:

Results: