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Paper Airplanes and Scientific Methods
In this scientific method and paper airplanes instructional activity, students go through the steps of the scientific method to determine which paper airplane design is best. They complete 8 steps of the scientific method including...
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Nature of Science and Measurement Review
For this nature of science and measurement worksheet, students answer 30 questions about experimental design, pure science vs. applied science, density, metric conversions and dimensional analysis.
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Bellwork for Week 5-Minerals and Experimental Design
In this minerals and experimental design worksheet, learners answer questions about variables in experiments, identification of minerals, mining and properties of minerals.
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Coin Lab
In this experimental design activity, students experiment with three coins, a dropper and water. They determine how many drops of water they can put on each coin. They answer questions about their experiment and they design an experiment...
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Huff, Puff, and Slide
For this experimental design worksheet, students use a cup and coins to determine the distance they can blow a cup with varying amounts of coins. They analyze their results and design an experiment using the same materials.
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Student - Designed Density Experiment and Poster
In this student-designed experiment worksheet, middle schoolers decide on an experimental problem to solve. Students use the scientific method to perform an experiment and record the data. Middle schoolers calculate the density of liquid...
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An Activity to Introduce Critical Thinking
Learners discover how easy it is to accept oulandish claims by witnessing a fellow student show that they have a form of ESP but is secretly working with the teacher. This demonstrations uses skepticism as a starting point for...
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Research Question, Hypothesis and Experimental Design
Learners discuss steps of the scientific process, as well as, observe a picture of the beach that they will visit. Students create a testable hypothesis about marine debris at the beach. In this science lesson, learners create a...
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Bubbles
Students experiment bubbles. In this scientific method lesson, students identify variables used in proper experiment design. Students conduct experiments with different brands of dish-washing detergent to determine which brand makes the...
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Discovering Advanced Algebra More Practice Your Skills, Lessons 11.1-11.6
In this six page series of worksheet, students answer short answer questions about a variety of topics. The six topics covered in this packet are: Experimental Design (4 questions), Probability Distributions (3 multiple choice...
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Bellwork for Week 10
In this bellwork activity, students answer questions about the Hawaiian islands formation, about science class in general, about rocks and minerals and about experimental design.
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Four-Question Strategy Practice #1
In this experimental design instructional activity, students answer four questions about an experiment done on shampoo. They answer questions about the independent and dependent variables and the materials and the hypothesis of the...
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Freshman Project Part, Six-Visual Aid/Poster/Speech
In this project worksheet, students are given directions for a poster project and a speech about an experiment they performed. They must include the experimental design, their findings and photographs of the experiment.
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Quantitative Research
In this science worksheet, students find the words that are related to the design of experimental research and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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The Electromagnetic Crane
Learners explore electromagnetism, simple machines and the design process. They use the concepts of electromagnetism to design and build a device that uses an electromagnet, a pulley and a lever using the provided Engineering Design...
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Window Gardens
Students use a plastic sandwich bag containing a damp paper towel taped to a window as a model system to observe the germination and early growth of radish seeds. They are challenged to pose a question about seed germination and growth...
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Sound And Motion
Students investigate the concept of sound and vibration. They use a tuning fork to make an observation. Students then propose the ideas of different experimental designs to test the concept. The ideas are constructed and then tested.
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Changing Ramp Heights
Students conduct an experiment to determine how the change in ramp height affects the distances a ball is able to move a stationary cup. Data is collected from several trials and recorded and analyzed.
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Friction of a Block Weight
Fifth graders hypothesize and design an experiment to study the relationship between a block weight and the number of washers it takes to pull a block across various surfaces. Students graph results and apply their findings to a...
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Density and Buoyancy Experimental Design
Students must plan, design, and conduct an experiment that answers the scientific question: "Come up with a question that addresses the factors (variables) of the water and its effect on whether an object floats or sinks."
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Aluminum Foil Boats
Pupils design a boat of aluminum foil and calculate the density of the boat. Washers are added to the boat until it sinks. Students then redesign boat to hold more washers and recalculate the new density.
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Testing a New Drug 1
Students act as chief research scientists with the responsibility of testing a new drug. Students design a controlled experiment to test a hypothetical experimental drug. Students write a clear, concise, and detailed plan to present to a...
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Every Breath You Take
Learners study acids and bases and the uses of indicators. They interpret the actions of an indicator to conclude that bromothymol blue turns yellow in the presence of a weak acid.
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How Many Drops?
Seventh graders hypothesize about the number of drops of liquid that can be placed on a penny before it spills over. They examine both the concept of devising a hypothesis and the idea of surface tension. They determine the difference...