While working as a NASA scientist, you learn that the early astronauts, who hadWhile working as a NASA scientist, you learn that the early astronauts, who had been floating in space, would return to earth showing significant bone loss dependent on how long they were exposed to zero gravity. From anatomy class, you know that bone is a metabolically active tissue and that weight-bearing activities help initiate osteoblasts to build stronger bones. Your boss asks you to present your ideas on why this phenomenon might occur during the next staff meeting.
Using this information along with the biology you have learned this semester, respond to the following statements to describe how you would approach the problem by using the steps of the scientific method.
Make sure to answer the following:
a.) State the problem you want to solve or questions you have about this observation.
b.) How would you determine if this question has been answere by others already?
c.) State several possible hypotheses and then select your testable hypothesis based on your observations and explain why this is the best option.
d.) Describe an experiment with controls that would test your hypothesis.
e.) Describe how you will evaluate the results of your experiment. Explain your next steps based on the outcome of this experiment.
