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Catalase Enzyme
Young scholars design and conduct an experiment to test their ideas about how to speed up or slow down the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. They have access to an array of physical and chemical factors that might influence enzyme...
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Stimulus/Response in Invertebrates
Students design and conduct and experiment to determine how invertebrates react to an outside stimulus such as light and other stimuli. Student must develop a clear plan of action, collect data in an organized manner and analyze their...
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Flour Beetles
Students observe life stages in flour beetles and graph the results. They write a summary report.
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Can you Find the Expression
Students collect data from measurements and weights for this experiment. In this algebra lesson, students analyze graphs they create form their data to find the expression representing the data. They label which graph provided the best...
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Molar Mass
Students apply the ideal gas law and Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure to develop an experiment which determine the molar mass of butane from disposable lighters. In small groups, they develop a procedure and have it approved before...
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Potential and Kinetic Energy
Sixth graders explore potential and kinetic energy. In this science lesson, 6th graders assume the role of a roller coaster engineer and design a roller coaster. Students use their knowledge of kinetic and potential energy to design a...
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"Where Do The 'Fungi's' Hang Out?"
Tenth graders engage in a lesson looking for the ideal conditions for microbial growth. The lesson is to be given once they have background knowledge about microbes. Students set up a lab in order to grow cultures over a period of two...
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Color Enhanced Maps
Students download or create maps with numerical weather data. They add isolines and color to create regions on their maps. They explore the visual properties of color palettes and create a visualization applying their knowledge.
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Epidemiology: Graphing and Analyzing Health Data
Students graph data on fetal and infant mortality rates collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They identify trends in the data and propose potential causes for the trends.
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Critter Encounter Chart
Students record data found at an assigned web site. In this data collection lesson plan, students access an assigned web site in order to complete a data chart about animals they see. They travel to different sections of the web site to...
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Center of Gravity
Seventh graders determine the center of gravity of an object. They get card stock objects to balance on pencil eraser and a meter stick to balance with same # of weighted string(s) on each side. They get meter stick to balance with...
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Sow Bug Habitats
Students conduct an experiment to determine what type of environment sow bugs prefer. They use petri dishes with partially wet paper towels to assess whether they prefer wet or dry habitats.
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Investigation of Timbre
Students design an experiment to analyze the timbre of different instruments. In this physics lesson, students analyze the missing quality in sound. They discuss their results in class.
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Cardiovascular Homeostasis
Pupils develop and conduct an experiment to answer the question," How does cardiovascular exercise affect the pulse rate?". They record the changes to heart rate during different levels of exercise.
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Termite Trails
Students observe the behavior of termites and draw conclusions about their behavior. They record data as to termite behavior and recognize elements in the experimental design which must include a hypothesis.
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Bubble Gum Chemistry
Students explore the concept of graphing data. In this graphing data lesson, students determine the percentage of sugar in bubble gum. Students graph type of gum vs. sugar percentage. Students create a table of their data.
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Traffic Watch with a Palm
Students, in groups, interpret data about traffic using Palm technology.
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TE Activity: Nidy-Gridy
Students make a grid and coordinate system map of their classroom as they investigate why it is important to have a common map making system. They look at how landmarks are used for navigating an area.
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Different Types of Orange Juice Contain the Same Amounts of Vitamin C?
Learners measure and compare the amount of vitamin C in orange juice samples. They discover the effects of different factors on the concentration of vitamin C. They participate in an experiment to test the orange juice.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scientific Method
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Instructional videos, grade-level texts, interactive activities, and review material about the scientific method.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scientific Method
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describe how the Renaissance period in history changed the approach to science. Identify the steps of the scientific method. Differentiate between the independent...
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Serc: Consumer Testing and the Scientific Method
Using paper towels, introduce a basic approach to determine which type of paper towel is the most absorbent using the scientific method. Students learn to evaluate properties of paper towels: rate of absorbency, ability to use a wet...
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Science Buddies: Scientific Method Variables/hypothesis
Find out what variables are in a scientific investigation and what the difference is between an independent, dependent, and controlled variable. Look at samples of different types of variables and find out what makes a good variable.
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Serc: Mn Step: Scientific Method Lab Using Bubble Gum
For this activity, learners apply the scientific method while doing an experiment that involves the variables of bubble gum. They will investigate the size of bubbles that can be blown with two different types of bubble gum, and the...