The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize students with the history of vaccination and the use of the scientific method in the development of vaccines and the study of infectious disease. In this lesson, students will explore the...

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.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using the scientific method to address and investigate questions.

Using paper towels, introduce a basic approach to determine which type of paper towel is the most absorbent using the scientific method. Students learn to evaluate properties of paper towels: rate of absorbency, ability to use a wet...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using the scientific method to address and investigate questions.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using the scientific method to address and investigate questions.

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.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describe how the Renaissance period in history changed the approach to science. Identify the steps of the scientific method. Differentiate between the independent...

This lesson shows how to use the scientific method when performing an experiment. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Applying the Scientific Method."

An introduction to science and how scientists solve problems using the scientific method. Highlights how the scientific method has been used in the past and present.

[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....

This lesson describes the process scientists use when trying to understand the world around them. It is 4 of 7 in the series titled "The Scientific Method."

This lesson describes the process scientists use when trying to understand the world around them. It is 7 of 7 in the series titled "The Scientific Method."

An engineering design project used to help students practice teamwork and to give them an opportunity to experience engineering practices, such as teamwork and problem-solving.

Explains how to collect and organize data for an experiment. Describes how to make a table and graph the data, and when to use different types of graphs. Next, it discusses which variable should be on the x- or y-axis of a graph, and how...

An activity where students watch the movie "Awakenings" starring Robin Williams. The purpose of the lesson is for students to record on a tally sheet each time they notice a step in the scientific method being used. They will become...

For this activity, students apply the scientific method while doing an experiment that involves the variables of bubble gum. They will investigate the size of bubbles that can be blown with two different types of bubble gum, and the...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Tutorial provides an understanding of the scientific method and how it is used to study the world around us. Students will learn about scientific inquiry and be able...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a lesson that teaches the steps of the scientific method and can also be used as a review. It contains some interactive flipchart pages for students to choose the correct step, guess what pages,...

An online interactive mystery where students use their science knowledge to solve the death of some strange birds. Use the clues given to use the scientific method to figure out why the animals are getting sick.

In this online adventure game, become part of a team of experts investigating an infectious disease outbreak. Learn about the science of infectious disease and the medical careers of real scientists such as an epidemiologist,...

In this activity, students are instructed to build a tower using kitchen sponges and toothpicks. They draw their tower in detail, then deconstruct it. Next they build it again using the drawing, but must change one variable, e.g., use a...

Discussion of the scientific method and the use of X-ray microscopy as an experimental technique. Explains the use of X-ray microscopy in the study of malaria.

Gravels deposited as a result of continental glaciation are used to teach the application of the scientific method in a cooperative learning mode which utilizes hands-on, minds-on analyses.