CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Scientific Problem Solving
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces the scientific method and presents the difference between a theory and a law.
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: What Is Science?
A brief overview of the body of science, including the purpose of doing scientific work.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Applying the Scientific Method
Learn how to use the steps of the scientific method to carry out a scientific investigation.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Biological Foundations/scientific Method Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over biology concepts and the scientific method, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Discovering Psychology: Research Methods
In this activity, you will explore how psychologists draw solid conclusions from the complex and often ambiguous phenomena they study -- how you think, feel, and behave.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Neanderthals on Trial
Learn about Neanderthals, understand the scientific methods used to create theories from fragmentary evidence and interpret a Neanderthal artifact found at a cave site in Slovenia.
Other
University of Rochester: Intro. To the Scientific Method
Here you can find a detailed overview of the scientific method. Content addresses what the scientific method is, its four steps, some common mistakes when applying the scientific method, and more.
Other
Fagler College/nas 111/scientific Methodology
Power Point presentation on scientific method for NAS 102 Human and Environmental Biology II.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Discovery, Chance, and the Scientific Method
An interesting article that describes the relationship between chance and controlled scientific research. Several famous scientific discoveries are discussed.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Early Spring Outdoor Investigation Mystery
Students will use their observation skills to determine what happened in photographs provided.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Foss Lifeboat Investigation
The second of a instructional activity series contains an activity where students choose a lifeboat's variable to investigate, plan an experiment based on the variable they have chosen, and then test the variable. Upon completion of...
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
Kids Do Ecology: Data and Science
Learn about conducting your own investigation with these tips on following the scientific method. Find out how to state hypothesis, make observations, collect and analyze data, and display data to share results and conclusions of your...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Science Fact or Opinion?
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents the relationships of facts, explanations, and opinions in science.
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Who Took Jerell's I Pod? An Organic Compound Mystery
Brief text summary of what students learn in the Who Took Jerell's iPod? lab along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF or Word formats. Students are challenged to solve a mystery by testing for...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Science Fair: Plan
So, you've chosen your topic and done your research, now, you need to plan your investigation. PBS site walks you through some steps to help guide you through the planning process.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: What Is Physics?: Section Summary
This is a summary of the most important takeaway ideas from Chapter 1: What is Physics? from the TEA Physics text.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Scientific Notation [Pdf]
Learn step by step instructions on how to express numbers in scientific notation. Discover the rules to scientific notation and view several examples of numbers being expressed in scientific notation.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Growing Bacteria for Science Fairs
Science Bob provides instructions for setting up an experiment to show how to grow bacteria.
Other
Csicop: Field Guide to Critical Thinking
This article, originally published in Skeptical Inquirer, outlines some of the key components of the scientific problem-solving process while addressing the many reasons for the popularity of paranormal beliefs in the U.S. (Published in...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Science Fair Central: Science Fair Central
All-in-one science fair resource includes project ideas, sample projects, suggestions for organization, and tips for delivering an outstanding presentation on the day of the fair.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Scientific Process
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Role of investigations in science and the steps of the scientific method.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Scientific Process
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Role of investigations in science and the steps of the scientific method.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Development of Hypotheses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to recognize and make good hypotheses.