Cyber
Exchange
Cyber
Exchange Lesson Plan
Scientific Method
Author Names: Cyber Exchange Teacher
Grade level: Grades 5-12
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Time Frame
Three 45 minute sessions
Objectives
In this lesson, students will:
Internet, Set of scenarios, MS Word, Scientific Method PowerPoint Presentation
Procedure
1. Discuss the steps of the scientific method and its terminology.
2. Present vocabulary and definitions utilizing PowerPoint presentation, The Scientific Method.
3. Practice identifying the steps by utilizing the scenarios.
4. Students create or use a table in Word to record data.
5. Students can check their work using the tables at
Curriculum Frameworks Addressed by this Lesson:
THEME: 1.2 QUESTIONING - The development of an inquisitive mind and
the effective use of questioning techniques furthers the acquisition of
information.
Tennessee Standard 1.2a - Initial information and prior knowledge are
used to ask questions.
Benchmarks: Questions developed to study scientific concepts are based
upon previous knowledge and experiences.
Tennessee Standard 1.2b - Questions may be structured so that they
can be investigated scientifically.
THEME: 1.3 COLLECTING DATA - The acquiring, recording, arranging and
storing of information must be performed in a complete, accurate, concise
and user-friendly manner.
Tennessee Standard 1.3a - Data are collected using the senses, instrumentation,
and a variety of other technologies.
Benchmarks: Information gathered through the use of instrumentation
and/or experimentation is to be managed so that data can be easily
retrieved.
Tennessee Standard 1.3b - Data should be appropriate, accurate, and
free of bias.
Benchmarks: A journal is kept to describe observations made and scientific
data collected. Entries distinguish actual observations from speculations
about what was observed.
Tennessee Standard 1.3c - Safety features should be observed in all
areas of data collection.
Benchmarks: Proper safety procedures must be followed in the classroom,
laboratory, and home environment.
THEME: 1.4 ANALYZING - Data should be examined to find patterns and
relationships that may suggest cause and effect or
support inferences and hypotheses.
Tennessee Standard 1.4a - Data should be examined to find patterns
and relationships.
Benchmarks: Information is organized in ways that show possible relationships,
similarities, or differences; examples: graphs, charts, tables, etc. Data
extremes (highest/lowest values) may be more revealing than means or averages.
Tennessee Standard 1.4b - The accuracy and precision of data should
be used to determine the selection or rejection of any given piece of data.
Benchmarks: Adherence to procedures and concise record keeping are
essential to the process of scientific investigation.
Tennessee Standard 1.4c - Scientific investigation may not produce
concrete solutions.
Benchmarks: Scientific inquiry does not always result in predicted
or expected outcomes.
For additional relevant information, visit the following Web sites:
Title 1: Internet
Science Room
URL 1: http://pc65.frontier.osrhe.edu/hs/science/hsimeth.htm
Title 2: Experimental
Science Projects
URL 2: http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/SciProjIntro.html
Title 3: Introduction
to the Scientific Method
URL 3: http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html
