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Scientific Method



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The Scientific Method is a five-lesson unit of study that allows students to develop and practice an organized pattern of thinking when investigating science. Students analyze collected data and draw conclusions while completing three different experiments. The Scientific Method is math rich with recording of data, finding the median, and using tools that measure. A lesson plan timeline averages 55 minutes, but can easily be broken into smaller sessions. All lessons are organized to enable you, the teacher, to maximize contact time with your students and minimize preparation time.



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The Scientific Method -- Lesson #1 -- Favorite Ice Cream

Students will use the Scientific Method to conduct a survey experiment of their classmates.

What's included: Lesson plan; Vocabulary posters; Learning Goal poster; Sentence Frame poster; class set of pre/post Scientific Method knowledge survey; class set of Favorite Ice Cream Flavor activity sheets; Which Ice Cream Flavor? Data Collection Sheet poster; Class Question poster.


The Scientific Method -- Lesson #2 -- Soil and Water Lab

Students will use the Scientific Method to conduct an experiment on soil particle size and its ability to retain water.

What's included: Lesson plan; Vocabulary posters; Learning Goal poster; Sentence Frame poster; class set of Soil and Water Lab booklet; 8 Soil and Water Lab Kits (each kit includes Soil and Water lab mat, paper plate, 3 filter cups, collection cup, one-minute timer, used water cup, water bottle, graduated cylinder, 3 soil sample bags: small particles, medium particles, large particles); Plant poster; Soil and Water Lab Procedure poster; Soil Data Table poster.


The Scientific Method -- Lesson #3 -- Soil and Water Lab Analysis

Students will use the Scientific Method to analyze collected data from the Soil and Water Lab.

What's included: Lesson plan; Vocabulary posters; Learning Goal poster; Sentence Frame poster; class set of Soil and Water Lab Analysis booklet; Soil and Water Data Bar Graph poster.


The Scientific Method -- Lesson #4 -- Sled Pull Lab

Students will use the Scientific Method to conduct an experiment modeling the amount of force needed to move an object.

What's included: Lesson plan; Vocabulary posters, Learning Goal poster; Sentence Frame poster; class set of Forces activity sheets; class set of Sled Pull Lab booklet; 8 Sled Pull Kits (each kit includes: lab mat, box with string and attached cup, large weight, small weight, bag with 20 pennies, straw, invisible tape); bag with extra weights; Sleds poster; Sled Pull Lab Procedure posters.


The Scientific Method -- Lesson #5 -- Sled Pull Lab Analysis

Students will use the Scientific Method to analyze collected data from the Sled Pull Lab.

What's included: Class set of Sled Pull Lab Analysis booklet; Vocabulary posters; Learning Goal poster; Sentence Frame poster; Data Table; Measuring Amounts of Force poster; Sled Pull Data Bar Graph poster.