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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Evolution: Biology, Bones

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners will love a weeks worth of bone study. They use bones and characteristics of bones to explore the evolution of hominoids. Bones are compared, categorized, and considered. A great way to bring physical anthropology and material...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pumpkin Investigations

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This series of investigations lead students to have a greater understanding of the pumpkin and give them a chance to experience scientific study.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Designing a Scientific Study

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students define an exploration question or hypothesis and design a scientific study to answer it. They conduct the experiment.
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Handout
University of Washington

Washington U: Model for Conducting Scientific Research

For Students 9th - 10th
This page outlines the scientific method, step by step.
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Interactive
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Nceas: Scientific Method

For Students 3rd - 5th
This concise site from NCEAS contains an explanation of the scientific method along with a basic example of the scientific method in action.