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Scientific Method Review

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Unlock the Secrets of Science: Scientific Method Worksheet

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Our “Understanding the Scientific Method in Plant Growth” worksheet is a treasure trove of educational value. This resource introduces the scientific method, explores each step in detail using real-world examples, and covers essential terms that are vital for a solid foundation in scientific instruction.

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  1. Comprehensive Overview: The worksheet provides a step-by-step overview of the scientific method, ensuring that students grasp the process from observation to conclusion.
  2. Real-World Application: We take the scientific method out of the textbook and into the real world by applying it to the fascinating realm of plant growth. Students will explore how different substances, like water and fertilizer, can impact plant development.
  3. Key Terms Demystified: Concepts like independent variable, dependent variable, control, constant, bias, hypothesis, theory, law, and belief are clearly explained, making the terminology accessible to students.
  4. Engaging Questions: Thought-provoking questions are included, encouraging critical thinking and reinforcing the concepts covered in the worksheet.
  1. Scientific Method Worksheet: Dive into an immersive scientific journey with our comprehensive worksheet.
  2. Scientific Method Activity: Transform your classroom into a hub of scientific exploration with our engaging activities.
  3. Scientific Method Review: Strengthen your students’ understanding of the scientific method with our thorough and informative review.

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Scientific Method Worksheet

Scientific Method Worksheet

Why is teaching the scientific method so challenging?  Using these scientific method worksheets in sequence will help improve your student’s understanding.

Why does the sequence matter?

Scientific Method Worksheet

Teaching the scientific method offers several challenges. Using our sequence of scientific method worksheets and other scientific method practice activities your students will deepen their understanding of the scientific method.

Vocabulary is always a struggle for students especially if it is their first exposure to the terms.

Terms like independent variable, dependent variable, control, constant, hypothesis and  prediction are terms that are improperly used in everyday language.

How can you fix it?

Identifying student misconceptions is the first step in helping your students be successful in experimental design implementation.  Every class could have different misconceptions to address. To fix it, read on.

How to identify misconceptions?

One strategy you can use to identify student misconceptions is to simply ask them to define the terms in their own words. To do this, use one of my favorite strategies that many of my followers are already using. Click here to subscribe.

Use a beach ball(see related post).  Write the vocabulary terms on the beach ball using a dry erase marker and toss it around the room.

When the student’s left thumb lands on a term ask them to say what they think the definition of the term is.

Toss the beach ball around the room until you have a good understanding of their background knowledge and misconceptions of the scientific method vocabulary. Use this same technique after students have learned the words. This activity offers great repetition and can fill the last few minutes of class if you finish early.

Scientific Method-Inquiry

In addition, you can allow students to dive right in to designing an experiment using our Paper Folding Scientific Method Worksheet.

The Paper folding scientific method worksheet is the first in our sequence. The activity uses scientific inquiry and will allow you to see a wide range of your student’s ability levels and misconceptions on the first day of class.
Paper Folding Scientific Method Worksheet

After understanding and addressing your student’s misconceptions of the scientific method, you can present the  proper terminology to the students.

You can use our Experimental Design Notes. This presentation is part of our Scientific Method Unit  (experimental design) that you can access free.

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The second scientific method worksheet in our sequence allows students to practice only independent and dependent variables in a variety of scenarios.

Independent variable and dependent variable worksheet

Why does this matter?

Focusing only independent and dependent variable this Independent and dependent variable worksheet allows students the opportunity to truly understand the terms and apply them to scenarios without being overwhelmed by other vocabulary terms.

Notice:

The next scientific method worksheet requires students to analyze entire experiments in the Experimental Design Scenarios Worksheet.

In this sequence, your students start off  simple and progressively move to more complex tasks.

It Gets Better!

Next, students design there own experiment using mealworms (Super worms are best). Using the scientific method students make observations,  research, develop a question, hypothesis, identify variables,  write procedures, carry out an investigation, collect and analyze data and share their results in a lab report using our awesome lab report rubric and template that is included in our free scientific method unit!

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Two Weeks of Biology Lesson Plans for Experimental Design

Deciding how you will start the year off is always a challenge. I choose to start with experimental design for several reasons.

First, it allows me to establish my procedures  and expectations for the lab  and the classroom right away.

Next, starting with experimental design allows me to easily engage my students in science.  I can grab their attention and then dive further into the content.

Finally, starting with experimental design helps me see my students’ understanding of science. With this knowledge, I can quickly make adjustments to my instruction to better accommodate my students.

I hope you enjoy these free lessons!

In these two weeks of Biology Experimental Design Lesson Plans your students will:

 

 

 

 

  • Design and carry out their own experiment.
  • Practice making observations
  • Write Hypotheses
  • Write Procedures
  • Identifying independent and dependent variables.
  • Choose the proper equipment
  • Create a Lab Report

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Introduction to Experimental Design

Experimental Design Activity

As the first days of school near, I wanted to share one of my favorite activities that ease students into the scientific method and experimental design. This activity is a guided inquiry paper folding activity that will help student get the cobwebs out of their brains.

There is a common myth that you cannot fold a paper more than seven times. This activity allow students to conduct an investigation to explore this claim.

In the activity students will explore the following vocabulary:

  • prediction
  • independent variable
  • dependent variable
  • bias
  • property
  • standard notation
  • scientific notation
  • hypothesis

Throughout this activity the students explore the scientific method and design an experiment that answers the question: How many time can you fold a piece of 8 1/2in x 11in computer paper? This experimental design activity is a quick hitter that allows you to assess your students abilities and begin to establish lab procedures.

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At the end of the activity student will watch a four minute video from the Mythbusters that will likely change their conclusions.

Paper folding experimental design activity worksheet.

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