Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Plant Pest Control
The goal of this learning experience is to familiarize learners with the concept of scientific inquiry, hypothesis formation, experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation. Learners will explore the website "Which Pest Control...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Qualitative Analysis: Guided Inquiry
In this experiment, students will design and carry out a sequence of chemical reactions for the separation and identification of three metal cations from six unknown samples.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Forces: Pop Bottle Rockets
In this lab, middle schoolers will work on scientific inquiry skills: observation, developing questions, conducting an experiment, and collecting data. They will investigate forces using pop bottle rockets that they have designed.
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Terc: Online Science Athon: Find Out How Tall You Are
Create a Measuring Day at your school and teach your students how to use simple tools to gather, discuss and analyze their own data. This step-by-step lesson plan helps you design an unforgettable day for you and your students. Links to...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Trees
In this investigation, students will record an observation (drawing) of a tree in their science notebook. Following the observation, students will discuss what they observed and a list will be created by the classroom teacher. Based on...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using Egg Drop Activity to Promote Critical Thinking and Analysis Skills
In this multi-lesson plan hands-on inquiry activity, students will develop their critical thinking skills by designing and constructing an apparatus that will permit an egg to survive a nine foot fall. Given limited materials, they will...
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Center: Things to Make and Do
Have you ever wanted to create your own science investigation? Try these creative science projects, and be inspired to design your own.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Characteristics of Enzymes & Factors That Affect Their Funct
By using inquiry skills, students will design and complete a lab investigation to gain an understanding of the concept of enzymes.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Designing an Experiment to Test the Rate of Photosynthesis
Using spinach leaf disks, students measure the rate at which the photosynthesis process occurs. Students speculate on further investigations that could be done and discuss how the rate at which photosynthesis occurs has vast implications...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Reasons for the Seasons
A well-designed science investigation that has students examine and graph seasonal temperature data from cities at different latitudes. They describe trends they see, and explain what they think causes these trends. They then identify...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mapping Local Data in a Gis
In this activity, students will learn how to conduct a map-based science research project using a Geographic Information System (GIS). They will design an experiment, collect and record geospatial data, analyze geospatial relationships...
McREL International
Mc Rel: Glue Polymer (Whelmer #15 Learning Activity)
An easy to do activity that investigates the basic principles behind chemical bonding. The activity is written in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.