Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Boiling Water With Ice: Effect of Pressure on the Boiling Point of Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, which is a discrepant event with guided inquiry, the teacher will go through the steps of boiling water with ice. Through the young scholars telling and recording WHAT is happening, the teacher is showing the students...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: You Are a Scientist

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will practice the scientific method as they observe nature and ask questions about it.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Scientific Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[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...
eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Scientific Notation [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Activity
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Data and Science

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Testing Hypotheses

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn the steps of how to test hypotheses.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Scientific Methodology: Scientific Method

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Sort a list of processes into a Venn diagram with the categories Scientific vs Non-Scientific, then answer a challenge question.
Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Step by Step Science Fair Success

For Students 6th - 8th
This site from Access Excellence provides a wealth of information regarding how to run a science fair for middle school students. Content explores the planning process, guidelines, student tasks and paperwork, examples, assessment, and...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Testing Hypotheses

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn the steps of how to test hypotheses.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Eggs Plore Science by Making Meringues

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Practice the scientific steps of making predictions, observations, and discoveries while making this simple meringue recipe.
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EL Education

El Education: Original Physics Experiments

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students ask questions about why things move the way they do and then design and carry out science experiments on the physics behind the movement. Students create lab reports to explain the steps of their process and to record...
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Introduction to Biology: Unit 1: Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Lists vocabulary terms related to the scientific process for the first unit of a beginning biology text.
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Curated OER

Scholastic: Writing With Scientists With the American Museum of Natural History

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow this six step method and you'll have a good idea about what a good scientific research paper involves. There are plenty of samples for you to look at.