Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Lesson Plan: Scientific Method "The Big Ahah"
This lesson plan helps students understand and use the scientific method. It also helps helps students understand the importance of good scientific experimentation to the scientific method.
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Loughborough Univ.: Young Children's Problem Solving in Design and Technology
This 1997 article from the Journal of Design & Technology Education at Loughborough University in the UK looked at the problem-solving strategies young children use in design and technology tasks, both independently and when working...
Utah Education Network
Uen: 1st Grade Act. 01: Exploration Tubs
In this lesson plan, students will investigate different categories related to safety, organisms, sink or float, boats, seeds, and water droppers. Students will use exploration tubs to make observations.
University of California
Understanding Science: Science Relies on Evidence
Discover how important it is for science to rely on evidence, and what types of evidence is acceptable.