Pennsylvania State University
Penn State Lehigh Valley: Scientific Investigation
This site presents a general overview of scientific investigation. Content explores what scientific investigation is, as well as the scientific method (the guidelines followed by all scientists).
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Scientific Investigation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The scientific method is a process used to investigate the unknown. It is the general process of a scientific investigation. This process uses evidence and testing....
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning
A tutorial reviewing over the steps of the scientific method.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning
This tutorial reviews over famous scientist and their contribution to the scientific field.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scientific Investigation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson looks at how the scientific method is applied in a scientific investigation, and at the differences between theories and hypotheses in science.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Types of Science Investigations
This tutorial will describe the three types of scientific investigations: descriptive, comparative, and experimental.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Scientific Method and Metrics
Students have the opportunity to review the scientific method, become familiar with vocabulary terms associated with scientific investigation, and learn about real-world scientific examples where the method is used.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning: Models
This tutorial explores why the use of models in science is important for research and explanation of the natural world.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning Data Organization
Using interactive exercises, students will review how to construct tables and graphs in order to organize data.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Scientific Investigation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how scientists study the natural world.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Conclusions and Scientific Explanations
This tutorial explores how conclusions are drawn in the different types of scientific investigations.
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.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Descriptive vs. Comparative Investigations
In the following lesson students will learn the differences between descriptive and comparative investigations.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Scientific Reasoning
Do you know how to evaluate scientific information? This tutorial reviews how to read and interpret scientific research and information.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Scientific Investigation
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the steps of scientific investigation. It is intended to help build understanding of the scientific investigation process by providing definitions, opportunities for student...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Beginning Scientific Inquiry With Water Kits
Young scholars will use their prior investigations with the Foss water kit to help create controlled scientific investigations. Groups will create a scientifically oriented question to further investigate water. They will create a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Scientific Investigation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains how scientists study the natural world.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Scientific Investigation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How scientists study the natural world.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Scientific Investigation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains how scientists study the natural world.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Simple Ideas Lead to Scientific Discoveries
Educator, Adam Savage, shares two astounding examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative procedures: Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Scientific Investigation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers how scientists study the natural world.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scientific Thinking: Scientific Reasoning Advanced
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find out about how people use scientific reasoning to think scientifically. Included in the assignment is a four minute video and review questions.
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: Biology: Scientific Methods
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers steps of the scientific methods and control group.