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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Theories

For Students 9th - 10th
Given laboratory investigation scenarios, students will distinguish between scientific hypotheses and scientific theories.
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Handout
Other

Astronomy Notes: A Scientific Theory Is . . .

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief review explains that a scientific theory comes from testing an idea.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics: The Scientific Methods

For Students 10th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain how the methods of science are used to make scientific discoveries; define a scientific model and describe examples of physical and mathematical models used in physics; and compare...
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Atomic Theory: Wave Particle Duality and the Electron

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of advanced atomic theory based on developed concepts from earlier scientific experimentation.
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Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Scientific Inquiry

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Tutorial provides an understanding of the scientific method and how it is used to study the world around us. Students will learn about scientific inquiry and be able...
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Handout
University of Washington

Washington U: Model for Conducting Scientific Research

For Students 9th - 10th
This page outlines the scientific method, step by step.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Scientific Law

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Nature of scientific laws, examples of physical science laws, and how scientific laws differ from scientific theories.
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Article
Other

Psychologist World: Attachment Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
An article defining the development of psychology's Attachment Theory, originally identified with that term, by John Bowlby. Identify other contributors to the scientific theory and whether only children experience it.
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Article
Story Behind the Science

Story Behind the Science: Understanding Earth's Age [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing early efforts, beginning with Aristotle, to determine the Earth's age, and the influence of current culture on the acceptability of new and radical scientific theories. Questions are posed throughout about the nature...
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Website
Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: A Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
The definition of a theory as it applied to science is explained in this brief article. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few paragraphs the meaning of different concepts in particle physics.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Ideas in Science: Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module looking at scientific explanations. Discussion covers theories and how they develop, some well-known theories and their origins, and how theories are revised and refined. Also, covers hypotheses and laws. The three...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Scientific Explanations and Interpretations

For Students 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn about scientific explanations and interpretations through instructional videos, grade-level texts, interactive activities, and quick assessments.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Scientific Laws and Theories

For Students 6th - 8th
Differentiate between scientific laws and theories. Identify examples of scientific theories and use evidence to support them.
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PPT
Other

Fagler College/nas 111/scientific Methodology

For Students 9th - 10th
Power Point presentation on scientific method for NAS 102 Human and Environmental Biology II.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Scientific Investigation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson looks at how the scientific method is applied in a scientific investigation, and at the differences between theories and hypotheses in science.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Timeline for the Atom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will examine how significant scientific theories are developed, explore the work of scientists who contributed ideas to the atomic theory, and develop a timeline of key scientists to show how the work of each one built on the...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: That's My Theory!

For Students 9th - 10th
Become a game show contestant in this online activity from A Science Odyssey and ask a series of questions to a panel of mystery scientists, using the answers to determine which scientist is Einstein.
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Handout
Other

University of Rochester: Intro. To the Scientific Method

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find a detailed overview of the scientific method. Content addresses what the scientific method is, its four steps, some common mistakes when applying the scientific method, and more.
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Handout
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Scientific Thought: Facts, Hypotheses, Theories, Etc.

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides explanations of terms used in science: fact, deductive inference, inductive inference, hypothesis, multiple working hypotheses, theory, evidence, Ockham's Razor, natural law, and paradigm.
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Website
Scientific American

Scientific American: Happy 200th Birthday Charles Darwin: In Depth Reports

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the thinking of Charles Darwin, and read how his theory of evolution survives, thrives, and shapes the way we learn about nature. (February 2009)
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Article
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Principles of Scientific Management

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay by Frederick W. Taylor that outlined his theory of scientific business management, how it worked, and why it was important to industry in the beginning of the 20th century.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What's the Difference Between a Scientific Law and Theory?

For Students 9th - 10th
What is the difference between a theory and a law, and is one better? Matt Anticole shows why science needs both laws and theories to understand the whole picture. [5:12]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Scientific Problem Solving

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces the scientific method and presents the difference between a theory and a law.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Development of Theories

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines theories and laws in science.

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