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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Do You Need Me to Repeat That?

For Students 4th - 6th
Learn how repeated trials during experimentation leads to more reliable results.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Scientific Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientific law is defined and contrasted to societal laws. Examples are given.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Models in Science

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of what models are and how using them benefits science. Examples are given.
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Activity
Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: Why Is the Sky Blue?

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website has three different projects from which to choose on the topic of why the sky is blue. Also, you can scroll up to learn more about why the sky is blue.
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PPT
Other

Fagler College/nas 111/scientific Methodology

For Students 9th - 10th
Power Point presentation on scientific method for NAS 102 Human and Environmental Biology II.
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Activity
Cengage Learning

Cengage Learning: Project Based Learning: Egg Drop Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are challenged to design a way to drop a raw egg from varying heights without letting the egg break. Creative thinking and evaluation of results are critical to the project.
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Website
Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive resource has a collection of creative science ideas and challenges. The goal is to guide teachers and students toward developing more creative science projects.
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Activity
Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Center: Things to Make and Do

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wanted to create your own science investigation? Try these creative science projects, and be inspired to design your own.
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eBook
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Biology: The Science of Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the concept of scientific reasoning, and compare and contrast hypothesis and theories while understanding the difference between deductive and inductive thinking.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Science Fair: Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
So, you've chosen your topic and done your research, now, you need to plan your investigation. PBS site walks you through some steps to help guide you through the planning process.
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Article
Other

Csicop: Field Guide to Critical Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article, originally published in Skeptical Inquirer, outlines some of the key components of the scientific problem-solving process while addressing the many reasons for the popularity of paranormal beliefs in the U.S. (Published in...
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Activity
Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments: Ink

For Students 9th - 10th
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This one is a...
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Interactive
Other

Fear of Physics: Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Great animations showing how sound is produced.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Limiting Reactant Percent Yield: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will demonstrate how to determine the percent yield of a substance using the theoretical yield of the reaction. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Limiting Reactant - Percent Yield."
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Handout
Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: How Do Animals Spend the Winter?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn how animals use hibernation, adaptation, and migration to overcome the difficulties of winter.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Nature of Science Scientific Method Concentration

For Students 3rd - 8th
Play a game of concentration by matching terms used in the scientific method to their proper description.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Nature of Science Scientific Method Flashcards

For Students 3rd - 8th
Review the nature of science with on-line flash cards.
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Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Michigan Reach Out: Creating a Salad Dressing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Michigan Reach Out! Teach the scientific method with salad dressing! Students understand the scientific process and how it helps scientists by making salad dressing.
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Activity
Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do and use...
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Activity
Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments: Sound Experiments

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This group of...