Evaluating Internet Sources
These days it’s more important than ever to know who the source of your information is, because not all are…
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These days it’s more important than ever to know who the source of your information is, because not all are…
In this lesson, an outside experience coupled with an essay from one of America’s greatest writer’s (Henry David Thoreau) helps…
In science we do sometimes run into terms that are close in meaning that we often get mixed up. In…
Something very “mysterious” and unexpected happens when you pour a little water into a pan, set a birthday candle in…
Confused about the difference between laws and theories? Inside each of the 2 open/close doors on this graphic organizer students…
Inside each of the 3 open/close doors on this graphic organizer students will write a definition, some key statements, and…
Use this graphic organizer when you want your students to do more than read and barely think about what ’empirical’…
This graphic organizer is meant to be a general introduction to the scientific method, and not an exhaustive way to…
Problem- you say that something has a mass of 20 grams, and no one knows what you’re talking about. This…
A great way to teach and emphasize good observations. In Part I of the lesson, students measure and record the…
Students are given rice and 20 minutes to solve the problem- ‘exactly how many grains do you have?’. Inquiry style,…
A fun and engaging inquiry lesson that will cause your students to notice all the little things that need to…
Help students better recognize true from sensational information with these 17 statements. Handout, Notes, and PPT
Exactly how many seconds are there until Christmas? It sounds hard, but after a warm-up problem or two, it’ll be…
Help students better recognize true from sensational information with these 17 statements. Handout, Notes, and PPT
A great way to get students familiar with their new science classroom at the beginning of the school year. Doesn’t…
Finally- a complete untangling of the terms “Prediction” and “Hypothesis”. Notes and PPT
Like simple and engaging lessons? Learn about how science is supposed to work with this fun inquiry lab. Notes, Student…
Students create a flapbook that shows how matter moves in and out of organisms endlessly. Fun? Yes. Gross? Very. Handout,…
A practical lesson that begins with the hourly cost of one fluorescent light tube and ends with the yearly cost…
Use simple pendulums, in this case nothing more than a string with a washer on the end, to show how…