1. A patient is in the hospital with bacterial meningitis. The doctor needs to determine whether the patient has an infection with Neisseria meningitides or Haemophilus influenza.
2. Using the scientific method, what is the problem we are trying to solve here?
3. What is the hypothesis for the solution to the problem? (What organism do you think caused the problem)
4. What are the experiments that are required to answer your hypothesis? (The stains, biochemical, and media for each organism and the expected results)
5. What is the conclusion to the problem? (Based on the expected results, what organism caused the problem?)