Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Scientific Observations: A Schoolyard Bio Blitz
For this activity, students are instructed in how to make scientific observations. They apply this skill in the schoolyard, recording on large paper what they observe inside a hula hoop placed on the ground.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Scientific Observation Activity
For this structured exercise, young scholars are asked to observe the world around them and make an observation about any sort of process they see. They then ask a how or why question about their observation, and follow that by three or...
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Observation vs. Inference
A tutorial that explores the differences between scientific observation and scientific inference.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Physics: The Scientific Methods
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain how the methods of science are used to make scientific discoveries; define a scientific model and describe examples of physical and mathematical models used in physics; and compare...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Making Observations and Drawings
This lesson will help students develop their scientific observation skills and encourages students to make detailed observations. They will draw and describe insect specimens so another classmate can identify it.
Other
Science4 Us: Observing Matter
Students begin to learn the words to describe matter correctly and accurately, learning important skills for communicating scientific information. They will also observe using their senses and scientific tools to measure numerical...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Scientific Inquiry: Investigations to Collect Data
Sing along to a karaoke song about collecting data through observation and measurement, review related vocabulary definitions, and take a quiz to test your knowledge.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Research Methods: Description in Scientific Research
Specific examples are used show the importance of good description in scientific research since data and numbers are not always available.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scientific Method
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Instructional videos, grade-level texts, interactive activities, and review material about the scientific method.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Scientific Reasoning Planning Investigations
Given scenarios of comparative and experimental investigations, students will plan and implement investigations by making observations and asking well-defined questions and formulating testable hypothesis.
Read Works
Read Works: The Scientific Method
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining the five steps of the scientific method. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Scientific Methods: Using "Awakenings" to Dispel Misconceptions
An activity where students watch the movie "Awakenings" starring Robin Williams. The purpose of the lesson is for students to record on a tally sheet each time they notice a step in the scientific method being used. They will become...
University of Washington
Washington U: Model for Conducting Scientific Research
This page outlines the scientific method, step by step.
Other
Voyages: Scientific Circumnavigations: Dampier
Read about the unlikely journals and observations of William Dampier, an English pirate who sailed the Pacific, making landfall in the Philippines, East Indies, and Australia. See his maps, descriptions of the Pacific, and observations...
Climate Literacy
Clean: Time Series: Uncovering the Hidden Processes in Science
In the following exercise, students will review techniques useful to scientists asthey analyze series of data. Learn about scientific observation and try to recognize a pattern or trend within the data.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Scientific Explanations and Interpretations Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A brief explanation of the difference between facts, observation, and opinions. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Observations and Experiments
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using observations and scientific experiments to test hypotheses.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Observation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Observation and its role in scientific investigation.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Scientific Inquiry: Scientific Methods
A video that explains the steps involved in the scientific method. Includes a karaoke song with lyrics, a quiz to test students' knowledge, and vocabulary definitions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Scientific Methods
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers steps of the scientific methods and control group.
Other
Compound Interest: A Rough Guide to Types of Scientific Evidence
This infographic takes a look at science in general, specifically focusing on the hierarchy of different types of scientific evidence.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Observations and Experiments Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about the role of observations and experiments in scientific investigation. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Observations and Experiments
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using observations and scientific experiments to test hypotheses.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Observations and Experiments
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using observations and scientific experiments to test hypotheses.