WORKSHEETS
Students learn about scientific hypotheses. They are given tips for developing hypotheses and practice properly wording…
Students learn the importance of narrowing down a question in science. They are given tips for posing questions, and…
Students learn how scientists go about designing and performing an experiment. They consider why scientists devote so…
Students learn about scientific calculation and metric conversion. They are given tips for calculating, and they…
Students learn about scientific measurement and the International System of Units (SI). They are given tips for making…
Students learn how oral and written communication are used in science. They are given tips for communicating in science,…
Students learn about physical models and mental models, and how they are used in science. They are given model-making…
Students learn about classification systems and how they are used in science. They are given tips for classifying, they…
Students learn about the role that prediction plays in science, and the fact that scientific predictions are usually…
Students learn about inferences: they can be reasonable or unreasonable, true or false, and based on accurate or…
Students learn that observations can be accurate, objective, qualitative, and/or qualitative, and that they are usually…
ACTIVITIES
Students create a model for a climate that is influenced by ocean currents, prevailing winds, and/or mountains. Assesses…
Students create a newspaper page that describes how electricity is generated and delivered to homes for use in devices…
Students create a working model of a spotlight system that will produce the primary and secondary colors of light in…
Students create a catalog that describes the characteristics of electromagnetic waves. Tests students' understanding of…
Students determine which types of mediums make the most effective ear protectors. Tests students' understanding of sound…
Students determine the speed of waves in two different mediums: water and vegetable oil. Tests their understanding of…
Students create a true/false game about electronics. Assesses their understanding of concepts related to electronic…
Students model a circuit that connects four neighborhoods to a city's power plant. Tests their understanding of electric…
Students create an electric circuit that they must position using a compass. Tests students' understanding of Earth's…
Students hypothesize what will happen when objects come into contact with a column of air shooting upward at high speed.…
Students rank air, water, and foam insulation according to each material's insulation ability. Assesses students'…
Students build a machine that converts the kinetic energy of falling water to the gravitational potential energy of a…
Students create four simple machines to make the work of moving an object easier. Assesses their understanding of simple…
