Curated OER
Water Resistance (1)
Get the class thinking about why particular objects and animals are shaped the way they are. Considering water resistance and shape, learners assess a series of images and how those objects function in water. They finish by conducting a...
Curated OER
Guess What?!
Students explore how scientists work. In this scientific method activity, students use their senses to identify objects they cannot see. Students are asked to think like scientists and make observations, comparisons, and interferences,...
Curated OER
Science Experiments - The Low-down
Third graders discover the process thinking about science experiments, and why they are important. They work in small groups using incline planes and a small toy car to design one scientific question that can be answered through...
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University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Science Checklist [Pdf]
Use this seven item checklist to make sure all the parts of a good science investigation are in place.
University of California
Understanding Evolution: Nature of Science
Understand the processes behind the nature of science.
University of Washington
Washington U: Model for Conducting Scientific Research
This page outlines the scientific method, step by step.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Logical Reasoning
Learn how logic and reasoning play a part in everyday thinking, and how deductive and inductive reasoning leads investigators to conclusions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Scientific Thinking
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how scientists think about the natural world.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Fact vs. Opinion
Learn the difference between fact and opinion as it relates to scientific thinking.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Scientific Thinking
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How scientists think about the natural world.