Hypothesis Teacher Resources

Students explore the scientific method. In this scientific method lesson, students use information gathered from a "Seed Dispersal" lab done previously to complete a worksheet listing the steps of the scientific method.

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Students demonstrate how to create and test a hypothesis. They design an experiment and set up a variable, experimental group and control group.

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Students practice formulating a hypothesis and designing an experiment to test the hypothesis. They identify several sampling techniques they can use to test their hypotheses.

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Students inspect a given problem and come up with a hypothesis. In this investigative activity students come up with a hypothesis for a problem, test each hypothesis and evaluate how successful each one was. 

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In this scientific method learning exercise, students correctly answers multiple choice type questions about the steps covered in the scientific method. Students identify the incorrect elements of the scientific method in several given examples.

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Students create a biosphere using the computer program SImEarth. They work in small groups to create "Daisyworld" in which they model aspects of the Gaia hypothesis. They form a question to answer and choose variables to investigate in their computer model.

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In this statistics worksheet, students analyze the data provided in order to determine the null hypothesis, an alternate hypothesis, and the significant difference between the groups.  The one page worksheet contains three scenarios with twenty-two questions.  Answers are included. 

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Second graders pop popcorn as a way to experience the scientific process. They form a hypothesis, carry out an experiment and explain their findings.

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In this scientific investigation activity, students fill in 27 blanks using the given notes on topics such as the scientific method, observations, hypothesis, independent and dependent variables and theories.

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Pupils form and test a hypothesis about the effect of exercise on respiration rate. In this health lesson, students use the scientific method to design an experiment that will test their hypothesis. They use calculators to average their results and they write a lab report.

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