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University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Eric Notebook: Cross Sectional Studies [Pdf]
Explains what a cross-sectional study of a population is and how it compares with a cohort study. Its advantages, disadvantages, and limitations are discussed, and how it is used in studying health issues and risks. Includes two practice...
Missouri State University
Missouri State University: Introductory Statistics: T Test: Experimental Designs
This discussion of statistical experimental designs is presented in notes with examples added as needed.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Experimental Design
Here's a list of multiple choice questions to use to review different sampling techniques and types of studies. While this is intended to be an activity that utilizes TI-Explorer by having students send their answers to each other, it...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Sources of Survey Bias
This set contains statistics questions regarding experiments and experimental design. The student becomes familiar with the various elements of experimental design.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Water Bottle Rockets Understanding Energy
In this activity, learners will design and construct a water bottle rocket. Students will demonstrate understanding of a good experimental design and analysis of results.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Plant Pest Control
The goal of this learning experience is to familiarize learners with the concept of scientific inquiry, hypothesis formation, experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation. Students will explore the website "Which Pest Control...
University of California
Understanding Science: Newton's 2nd Law: Inquiry Approach Lesson
For this lesson, students develop their own scientific experiment to test Newton's hypothesis that the acceleration of an object depends on the net force acting upon it and its mass. After completing their designed experiment, students...
Other
Science Fair Primer: Judging Guidelines
A five part set of standards (20 pts ea)of judging science fair prjects, with three to five criteria in each standard. These come from Falmouth High School.
Other
Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Yeast Cells Respire, Too (But Not Like Me and You)
Students set up a simple way to indirectly observe and quantify the amount of respiration occurring in yeast-molasses cultures. Each student adds a small amount of baking yeast to a test tube filled with diluted molasses. A second,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Wet Pennies
Students conduct a simple test to determine how many drops of each of three liquids can be placed on a penny before spilling over. The three liquids are water, rubbing alcohol, and vegetable oil; because of their different surface...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Much Sugar Is in Bubble Gum?
Most of the flavoring in gum is due to the sugar or other sweetener it contains. As gum is chewed, the sugar dissolves and is swallowed. After a piece of gum loses its flavor, it can be left to dry at room temperature and then the...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Experimental Design
Given investigation scenarios and lab procedures, students will identify independent variables, dependent variables, constants, and control groups.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Science Experiments
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to scientific experiments.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Two Way Anova Tests
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this Concept, students will learn about the situations, designs, and procedures for two-way ANOVA methods.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Statistics & Probability: Designing a Study
Presents the steps to follow in designing a study in statistics and explains what makes a good statistical question.
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Investigating Osmosis
Brief text summary of what students learn in the Investigating Osmosis lab along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF or Word formats. Students design and run an experiment to demonstrate osmosis...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Identifying Bias in Samples and Surveys
Practice problems identifying bias.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Principles of Experiment Design
Practice questions on principles of experimental design.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Inky the Squid and the Treasures of the Scientific Method!
Review your understanding of the scientific method as you play this underwater game. Collect clues in bottles, pearls, and answer questions. There are three levels of difficulty to choose from.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Statistical Questions
Explains what a statistical question is and when and how central tendency and the spread of the data are relevant.
Songs for Teaching
Songs for Teaching: Scientific Method Blues
This instructional activity 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...