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    The Scientific Method

    Content: Basic structures and functions of body systems


    Curricular Competencies:

    Make observations in familiar or unfamiliar contexts


    Identify questions to answer or problems to solve through scientific inquiry
    Make predictions about the findings of their inquiry
    With support, plan appropriate investigations to answer their questions or solve
    problems they have identified
    Use equipment and materials safely, identifying potential risks
    Communicate ideas, explanations, and processes in a variety of ways
    Learning Intention: I can use the scientific method to plan or follow an experiment
    Materials: Scientist costumes, 3 jars, water, salt, spoon, paper strips for each element of the
    scientific method, flip chart paper, markers, attached scientific method template
    Method: Dramatized model
    Example Experiment: What liquid will the egg float in?
    1. Come into classroom, dressed as scientists. Have experiment materials laid out.
    Teacher 2: Why are you dressed like that?
    Teacher 1: Im a scientists?
    Teacher 2: Scientist? What do scientists do? (ask class)
    Teacher 1: Scientists ask questions *Put up question strip
    Teacher 2: Well I have a question, do eggs float?
    Teacher 1: Youre already thinking like a scientist, here put this lab coat on. Pull out egg*
    Well what do you think will happen?
    Teacher 2: I float in the swimming pool, do you think the egg floats in water too?
    Teacher 1: Is that your hypothesis? *Put up Hypothesis strip
    Teacher 2: Whats that? Do any of you know? Ask class* (if class doesnt know ask teacher)
    Teacher 1: What kind of things are we going to need for the experiment?
    Teacher 2: Well a jar, some water and an egg
    Teacher 1: Okay we need to add those things to our materials *Put up materials strip
    Teacher 1: So what is the first thing we need to do for our experiment?
    Teacher 2: we need a glass of water (ask a student to fill a jar with water)
    Teacher 1: okay whats next? All of these steps are what make up our procedure *Put up
    procedure strip
    Teacher 2: well that didnt work so maybe we should try adding some salt.
    Teacher 1: okay, but add it to our materials
    Teacher 2: should we be writing down what happens?
    Teacher 1: yes! That is what the observations are Put up observation strip
    Teacher 2: okay what do we do at the end?
    Teacher 1: we make a conclusion *Put up Conclusion strip
    Teacher 2: what is a conclusion? Ask class*
    Teacher 1: So what is our conclusion?
    Teacher 2: why do we have to do the scientific method?
    Teacher 1: well there are a few reasons, one reason is so that we can document everything
    we did and share our experiment. Did you know that for an experiment to be valid it must
    have to be able to be done more than once and have the same results? If we fill out a
    scientific method form, somebody else can try our experiment, and we can try someone
    elses.
    2. Hand out scientific method template
    3. In groups assign students a section and have them write a definition for one of the
    boxes
    4. Share fill in the rest of your sheet
    The Scientific Method
    Question:

    Hypothesis:

    Materials:

    Procedure: Observations:

    1.

    Conclusion:

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