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Curated OER

Waste Management

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars set up a recycling program in their school. They first estimate the kinds and amount of trash generated and brainstorm ways to reuse the recyclables and create flyers explaining how their program will work at the school.
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Curated OER

What It Is, What It Isn't

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders classify and sort different types of beans to be introduced to the classification system in science. As a class, they identify the characteristics of living and non-living organisms and make a chart in their journal to ...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Evaporation

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students break into small groups with four or five students per group. Each is given a styrofoam plate on which they write their group name on and 2 teaspoons of warm water. They place their plate on a paper towel somewhere in the room...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plants Reproduce and Grow in Various Ways

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders take a walk around the outside of the school and examine their clothing to see if they picked up any seeds while on their walk. They discuss how seeds travel and how a new plant thus can form. They then observe root...
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Curated OER

Organisms – Their Needs

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners compare and contrast different organisms characteristics. In this life science lesson, students design an experiment about plants and animals needs. They collect data and write their conclusion about the experiment.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Scientific Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive activity adapted from NOVA, expand your understanding of the scientific process. Watch two videos featuring animations and interviews with scientists, and notice how the processes unfold and vary from one...
PPT
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Using the Scientific Process to Study Human Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
View a real-life use of the scientific process by looking at Paleoanthropology in this Click and Learn. The Click and Learn is an interactive slideshow.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Scientific Process

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Role of investigations in science and the steps of the scientific method.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Scientific Process

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Role of investigations in science and the steps of the scientific method.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Scientific Process: Physical Science

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Put the scientific method steps in order in this interactive flow chart! This site also includes a short quiz over the scientific method.
Handout
University of California

Ucmp: What Is "Good Science"?

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good explanation of the scientific process and the differences between science and non-science. This is a concise and clearly written description.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through this series of three lessons, learners will gain an understanding of the basics of mineral science. In their investigation they will also work through the scientific process as they practice their observation skills, form...
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Other

Rutgers: c.o.o.l. Class: Physics Project: Plankton and Ocean Current

For Students 9th - 10th
This c.o.o.l. Project focuses on tiny sea plankton and how they move in the oceans. Follow the scientific process outlined on the left, calculate and collect data to form your own predictions.
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Other

Rutgers: c.o.o.l. Class: Biology Project: Gone Fishing

For Students 9th - 10th
In this C.o.o.l. project, you are given a task to complete. You will predict where fish should be found in a specific region.Follow the steps of the scientific process outlined on the left menu bar. Useful educational tool for both...
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Other

Rutgers: c.o.o.l. Class: Earth Science Project: Create an Ocean Weather Forecast

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to learn how to forecast ocean weather? This c.o.o.l. project lists each of the steps in the scientific process, and has you work through each in this earth science based project.
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University of California

University of California at Berkeley: How Science Works Flowchart [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
A flowchart for elementary students outlining how the scientific process works.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Designing and Carrying Out Your Very Own Animal Behavior Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars review the process of science and then use the scientific process to design and carry out an experiment using pill bugs.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Adventures at Dry Creek

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This educational module enables students (5-12) to experience ongoing research of University of California paleontologists studying about life in Montana 60-70 million years ago. It gives students the opportunity to experience the...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Digging Up Details on Worms: Using Science in an Inquiry Study

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan based on a study unit of earthworms, using the inquiry model to integrate scientific processes with literacy practices. Instruction plans, related resources, and standards are included.
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."
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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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! Students understand the scientific process and how it helps scientists by making salad dressing.
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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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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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