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Traffic Watch with a Palm
Students, in groups, interpret data about traffic using Palm technology.
Curated OER
Who's Going to the Convention?
Students practice planning budgets as they create a budget for ten employees of a company to attend a professional convention. They use the Internet, and spreadsheet software to complete their assignment.
Curated OER
Different Types of Orange Juice Contain the Same Amounts of Vitamin C?
High schoolers measure and compare the amount of vitamin C in orange juice samples. They discover the effects of different factors on the concentration of vitamin C. They participate in an experiment to test the orange juice.
Curated OER
Heating
Students develop the idea that heat is a form of energy which moves from hot objects to cold ones.
Curated OER
How Well Will I Eat This Week?
Eighth graders develop a healthy menu for the coming week using Palm technology to develop healthy eating habits. They develop a spreadsheet for the seven days and for each menu using the Palm.
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Testing Soils for Garden Planting
Sixth graders collect soil samples and record the location of the samples by using GPS.
Curated OER
Introduction to Risk Analysis
Students examine the use of risk analysis in minimizing the likelihood of unwanted side effects of a new technology. Students discuss risk analysis, practice calculating risk, and explore how decisions are made based on the calculation...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Ji Tt: Scientific Method
Students learn about the scientific method by planning an experiment to test a hypothesis. Their hypothesis should be based on a common pseudo-science or alternative health treatment topic. Students will compare their designs with other...
Songs for Teaching
Songs for Teaching: Scientific Method Blues
This lesson plan introduces the scientific method to your students through song. Students will learn the steps of the scientific method through this great song written by Kathleen Carroll. Click on the link and play it for your whole class.
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Serc: Design a Paper Car: Exploring the Scientific Method
An engineering design project used to help young scholars practice teamwork and to give them an opportunity to experience engineering practices, such as teamwork and problem-solving.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Designing and Carrying Out Your Very Own Animal Behavior Experiment
Students review the process of science and then use the scientific process to design and carry out an experiment using pill bugs.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Design an Experiment Testable on 50 People Dealing With Your 5 Senses
Pupils design an investigation about one of the five senses using the process of the scientific method.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Beyond the Earth Part Ii
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...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Beyond Science?: Healing Touch
Use the scientific method to investigate the claims of "energy field" therapists. Design an investigation to study the claims of biomagnetic therapy.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Worm Investigation to Explore Experimental Design
For this lesson, middle schoolers learn about how to design an experiment, factor in other potential effects, take observations, and record their findings. The experiment is done using worms in a lab setting.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Frontiers Decade: Decade in Space
Investigate the invention of the Pathfinder rover's landing apparatus by designing, constructing and testing an original model of a bouncing lander. Compete to see which landers work best to keep the cargo from breaking.
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Serc: Designing an Experiment to Test the Rate of Photosynthesis
Using spinach leaf disks, students measure the rate at which the photosynthesis process occurs. Students speculate on further investigations that could be done and discuss how the rate at which photosynthesis occurs has vast implications...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Buoyancy, Density, and Fluid Principles: Make Mini Submarine
In this lab, students will use the scientific method to design an experiment that explains how/why a submarine floats and sinks.
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Serc: Mn Step: Sampling Arthropod Diversity of a Schoolyard
Students will practice the steps in the scientific method in this activity where they design and carry out an investigation into arthropods in the schoolyard.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using Egg Drop Activity to Promote Critical Thinking and Analysis Skills
In this multi-lesson hands-on inquiry activity, students will develop their critical thinking skills by designing and constructing an apparatus that will permit an egg to survive a nine foot fall. Given limited materials, they will...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Changing Your Mind: Understanding Braille
Explore the communications system based upon a pattern of raised dots called Braille, and design a method of inquiry that uses the scientific method to compare the effectiveness of reading dot cells against reading raised alphabet...