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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Teaching the Scientific Method With Paper Rockets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson will introduce your students to the scientific method using a fun, hands-on activity.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Learning the Scientific Method With Paper Rockets

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learn about the scientific method in this lesson that uses rockets made from nothing but paper, tape, and straws.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: The Scientific Method

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students study science and understand that it has limitations. Students also explore the scientific method and investigative procedures stemming from...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Applying the Scientific Method

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to use the steps of the scientific method to carry out a scientific investigation.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Scientific Method Data Analysis/graphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At the end of your experiment you should review all of the data you have collected. See samples of data analysis charts and graphs. Find out what makes for a good chart or graph using the self-grading rubrics.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Learn About the Scientific Method

For Students 1st - 9th
What is the scientific method? Kid's learn about this great way to experiment and learn about nature.
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Other

Stockholm University: Scientific Method and Research Ethics: Norms of Research

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of resources on the norms of scientific research. Includes a short presentation on research ethics and the scientific method, a 110-page slideshow on research ethics, and two links to resources on ethical guidelines for science.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Scientific Method Conclusion

For Students 3rd - 8th
The conclusion of a science experiment summarizes how your results supported or contradicted your hypothesis. See a sample of a conclusion and find out what makes a good conclusion.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Experiments and Hypotheses Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about the scientific method and hypotheses.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Attack of the Killer Cabbage Clones

For Students 3rd - 5th
Do you like to watch outdated science fiction and cheesy horror movies? Many fictional tales of cloned organisms have been created based upon the scientific method for cloning animals or plants. In the real world, the cloning of plants...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Which Metal Is the Most Resistant to Corrosion?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here's a practical engineering challenge: you need to build an enclosure for your dogs, using material that they can't chew through. It's going to be a lot of work to build, so you want to do it right. What material should you choose for...
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: In Search of Real Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The author of this paper discusses some of the challenges and problems encountered when teaching science and the scientific method to students. He provides links for some sample lessons. Site by Access Excellence.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Basics of Science Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the key terms and basic concepts needed for an intro to science unit.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Beyond the Earth Part Ii

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A continuation of Beyond the Earth Part I. As part of a unit on the solar system, students will choose a component of the solar system to research. Students may use a variety of resources such as the Internet, books, and reference...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Interpreting Area Data From Maps vs. Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Graphical methods of data presentation are a key feature of scientific communication. This project asks the question, "What's the best way to compare the land area of states: a map or a bar graph?" You'll be measuring performance on two...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Can Copper Foil Snails?

For Students 6th - 8th
If you have a garden, you probably know about snails (or their shell-less relatives, slugs). You may even be looking for a good way to keep them from getting into your garden and eating up the results of all your hard work. Here's a...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Beyond Science?: Healing Touch

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use the scientific method to investigate the claims of "energy field" therapists. Design an investigation to study the claims of biomagnetic therapy.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Academic Writing: Reverse Paramedic Method

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explanations and examples of the Reverse Paramedic Method used to edit scientific writing.
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Pennsylvania State University

Penn State University: Embryology in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Come and learn more about how to incorporate embryology into your classroom. This site features tons of information about the embryology of chickens.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Something's Fishy: A Lesson in Biological Sampling

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Determining the population in a larger area by tagging. By using proper scientific method and careful sampling procedures, students learn how biologists work in the field to collect data about a population. Students will also calculate...
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REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 15. Design Thinking

For Students 3rd - 8th
Design Thinking is a process for designing something to solve a problem. It shares a lot of similarities to the Engineering Design Process you might learn in a STEM class and the Scientific Method you learn in science. However, it tends...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Bubble Bubble

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson will help young students understand the shape and movement of bubbles. Students will predict, practice, and record results as they blow bubbles with different-shaped objects.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Formatting Science Reports

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site outlines the necessary elements of a scientific report. The site is broken down into the follow segments: title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion. Within each section is a contents section as well as a...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Comprehension Passages

For Students 9th - 10th
Thirty-three cloze reading passages on various scientific passages including the scientific method, the water cycle, earth science, atoms, elements, cell division, body systems, and more.