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Handout
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Publishing: Practicing Scientific Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Glencoe Publishing not only explains hypothesis but also tells how to design an experiment to test your hypothesis. Includes the difficult task of "Separating and controlling variables."
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Article
Scientific American

Scientific American: Smart People Believe Weird Things

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by Scientific American (September 2002), explores how smart people can believe weird and silly things. The article comes to the conclusion that our beliefs are shaped more by our environment than our understanding...
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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! Young scholars understand the scientific process and how it helps scientists by making salad dressing.
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Handout
University of California

Uc Museum of Paleontology: Misconceptions About Science

For Students 9th - 10th
This page addresses the several topics students may have misconceptions about in science. Page addresses topics such as the limits of science to misinterpretations of the scientific process in a FAQ type of responses.
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Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: The Process of Science

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to scientific process and thinking like a scientist.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Three States of Matter

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers can find an interactive lesson plan for introducing the three states of matter to the early elementary student using items that they are familiar with. This also includes gathering data and filling in a table, an important part...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock a Bye Pendulum

For Teachers 3rd
Activity uses scientific process to explore the effects of force on an object in motion.
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Lesson Plan
University of California

University of California at Berkeley: Understanding Science: Mystery Boxes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An interesting lesson where students collaborate to create a visual image of what the inside of a sealed box looks like. The box has a marble or other type of sphere inside it, as well as partitions and/or ramps. Students come to...
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Lesson Plan
University of California

University of California at Berkeley: Understanding Science: Mystery Tubes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students collaborate to create a drawing or model of what the inside of a mystery tube looks like. The tube has two ropes attached to a ring inside it. Students must use their powers of observation and deduction to try to understand how...
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Lesson Plan
University of California

University of California at Berkeley: Understanding Science: Poking Around

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work in groups to develop an understanding of the size and shape of an object hidden beneath a plywood board, asking questions, testing their reasoning, and drawing conclusions, as scientists do. Students are never permitted to...
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Website
American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Inquiry in Action: Teach Science Well

For Students 9th - 10th
Online textbook reviews fundamentals of chemistry and physical science via slideshow presentations, notes, and videos. Materials for classroom activities engage students in inquiry-based, hands-on investigations covering molecular...
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Website
American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Inquiry in Action: Teach Science Well

For Students 9th - 10th
Online textbook reviews fundamentals of chemistry and physical science via slideshow presentations, notes, and videos. Materials for classroom activities engage students in inquiry-based, hands-on investigations covering molecular...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Eoct Preparation

For Students 9th - 10th
Students participate in this comprehensive review to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all topics within the scope of this biology course in preparation for successful completion of the Georgia End of Course Exam. It can also be...
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Activity
University of California

Understanding Science: Newton's 2nd Law: Inquiry Approach Lesson

For Teachers 10th - 12th
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...
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Lesson Plan
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Lets Net: Growing Plants Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this unit, students can learn about the affects of water, soil, and sunlight on plant's growth while learning about the scientific process. Unit allows students to create a controlled experiment while studying plants.
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PPT
Other

St. Chris Physics: The Physics of Skydiving

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustration provides an overview of the scientific process of when a skydiver steps out of a plane.
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Activity
Bryn Mawr College

Serendip: Moldy Jell O

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Brief text summary of what students learn in the Moldy Jell-O Lab along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF or Word formats. Students design the experiment and observe the growth of mold. Focus is...
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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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Website
University of California

University of California: Understanding Science: How Science Really Works

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a tutorial about the nature and process of science? Here is your one stop for knowledge about what science is, how it works, science and society, and why science matters. This site expands on your scientific toolbox by allowing you...
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Website
University of California

Understanding Evolution: Nature of Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the processes behind the nature of science.
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Activity
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Data and Science

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about conducting your own investigation with these tips on following the scientific method. Find out how to state hypothesis, make observations, collect and analyze data, and display data to share results and conclusions of your...
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Lesson Plan
University of California

Ucmp: Understanding Science: Dogs and Turnips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A simple lesson where each group of students turns over word cards creating sentences from them. As the student turns over more cards, the group modifies the meaning of the sentence, leading them to discuss how scientists change their...
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Quiz: The Scientific Method

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this ten-question review quiz over the Scientific Method. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.
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Handout
University of California

University of California: Understanding Science: The K 2 Teachers' Lounge

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of teacher resources on the "how to" incorporate the nature and process of science into your curriculum. Site includes tips for the teacher, sample starting activities, teaching tools, and sample lessons.

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