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Science Curriculum Standards
3231 - Physics Internet Resources
- About Darwin - dedicated to the life and times of Charles Darwin
- Development of Kepler's Laws - this Wikipedia article traces Kepler's work
- Cell Theory - includes a timeline of development of the theory
- Galileo Project - hypertextual information about Galileo and the science of his time to viewers of all ages and levels of expertise
- Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics - an exhibit from Chicago's Field Museum
- Historical Development of Chemistry - three case studies of significant chemical progress
- History of Science - Wikipedia article
- History of Science and Technology - a Wikipedia article including links
- History of Science Sourcebook - a subset of texts derived from three major online sourcebooks
- Isaac Newton - Wikipedia article tracing the development of Newton's laws
- Johannes Kepler - His Life, His Laws and Times
- Mendel's Experiment - an animation describes Gregor Mendel's experiment as presented in his Experiments in Plant Hybridization
- Modeling Mendel's Pea Experiment - lesson plan from Access Excellence
- Person of the Century: Albert Einstein - from Time’s 100
- Scientific Method - this Wikipedia article illustrates how scientific principles or theories are developed
- Voyage of the Beagle - index of trwenty-two chapters detailing the historic voyage of discovery
- Watson and Crick describe structure of DNA - from PBS's Science Odyssey
- When the Earth Moved - Copernicus and his Heliocentric System of the Universe
- Excite Education Curriculum Module - lesson plan about scientific method from CDC
- Experimenting, Testing, & Challenging the Hypothesis - the degree of challenge to your hypothesis will depend on the type of problem and its importance
- Falsifiability – [Wikipedia article] the logical possibility that an assertion can be shown false by an observation or a physical experiment
- General Procedures for All Experiments - general procedures for each experiment are briefly outlined - variations between experiments are noted
- How to Formulate a Hypothesis Using the Scientific Method - eight steps are outlined
- Introduction to the Scientific Method - An explanation on what the scientific method is and does. From Frank Wolfs, University of Rochester
- Reasoning in Science - Learning about the scientific method is almost like saying that you are learning how to learn [from Biology4Kids]
- Scientific Method - from Elmer's Soup-to-Nuts science fair site
- Scientific Method - includes a test of your powers of observation
- Scientific Method - a multimedia instructional design site intended to teach students the scientific method
- Scientific Method Lab - an interactive lab that teaches what the scientific method is, and how scientists and others follow this method
- Scientific Method Quiz
- Solving Problems with the Scientific Method - posted by Study Guides and Strategies
- Steps of the Scientific Method - from a science fair project idea site, includes a good concept map
- Studying Cells - how the scientific method is applied in biology
- Writing Hypotheses: a student lesson - the purpose of this lesson is to learn when and how to write hypotheses
- Dependent and Independent Variables - Wikipedia entry
- Elementary Concepts in Statistics - use the index to find information on a large number of topics about variables
- How to Set-up a Controlled Science Experiment - eight steps from eHow.com
- Hypothesis
- Basic format of any hypothesis test - from Skills4Study
- Designing Science Experiments - from Crystal Clear Science Fair Projects
- Experiment - Wikipedia entry
- How to Use the Scientific Method to Test a Hypothesis - six steps are listed
- Hypothesis Test - from Cool Science Projects.com
- Hypothesis test 1: an experiment on telepathy - used as an example of the process
- Hypothesis test 2: the shuffle test - using statistical analysis
- Practicing Scientific Processes - from Glencoe Science
- Statistical hypothesis testing - Wikipedia entry
- Test Your Hypothesis - from Lane Libraries Science Fair Zone
- Independent and Dependent Variables - from Cool Science Projects.com
- Independent and Dependent Variables - identify the independent variable, dependent variable, experimental and control groups in three studies [not interactive]
- Independent and Dependent Variables - short explanation of each type of variable
- Variables and a Simple Pendulum Experiment - purpose; to explain the difference between mcontrolled, independent (manipulated), and dependent (responding) variables
- Variables and Hypotheses - to print and hand out to students; includes a table of examples and self help evaluation questions
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- Variables in a Science Fair Experiment - from Science Buddies
- What are Independent and Dependent Variables - from a graphing tutorial found at NCES
- Challenging Problems - a set of challenging inquiry-based science problems that will allow students and groups of students to design and conduct their own investigations
- Conducting a Scientific Investigation - instructions to students to help them plan a scientific investigation
- Online Schoolyard & Classroom Investigations - online projects that allow students to, collaboratively or independently, conduct scientific investigations in their schoolyards and classrooms, and then submit their collected data using an online form
- Parts of a Scientific Investigation - explanation, in the form of a Word document
- Scientific Method - Wikipedia entry on them components of a scientific investigation
- The Structure, Format, Content, and Style of a Journal-Style Scientific Paper - how to write a paper in scientific journal style and format
- Dependent and Independent Variables - Wikipedia entry
- Elementary Concepts in Statistics - use the index to find information on a large number of topics about variables
- How to Set-up a Controlled Science Experiment - eight steps from eHow.com
- Hypothesis
- Basic format of any hypothesis test - from Skills4Study
- Designing Science Experiments - from Crystal Clear Science Fair Projects
- Experiment - Wikipedia entry
- How to Use the Scientific Method to Test a Hypothesis - six steps are listed
- Hypothesis Test - from Cool Science Projects.com
- Hypothesis test 1: an experiment on telepathy - used as an example of the process
- Hypothesis test 2: the shuffle test - using statistical analysis
- Practicing Scientific Processes - from Glencoe Science
- Statistical hypothesis testing - Wikipedia entry
- Test Your Hypothesis - from Lane Libraries Science Fair Zone
- Independent and Dependent Variables - from Cool Science Projects.com
- Independent and Dependent Variables - identify the independent variable, dependent variable, experimental and control groups in three studies [not interactive]
- Independent and Dependent Variables - short explanation of each type of variable
- Variables and a Simple Pendulum Experiment - purpose; to explain the difference between mcontrolled, independent (manipulated), and dependent (responding) variables
- Variables and Hypotheses - to print and hand out to students; includes a table of examples and self help evaluation questions
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- Variables in a Science Fair Experiment - from Science Buddies
- What are Independent and Dependent Variables - from a graphing tutorial found at NCES
- British and Metric Conversions - a series of pages relating to converting to or from metric units
- Calculating the Density of a Liquid - tutorial on the math involved plus sample questions
- Calculating Density of a Solid - tutorial on the math involved plus sample questions
- Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius - interactive problem from Annenberg
- Converting Length Measurements - use your knowledge of meters, centimeters and millimeters to answer questions to build a shed
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- Finding the Mass of an Object - tutorial on using a triple-beam balance which includes questions to answer
- Finding the Volume of an Object - tutorial on using a graduated cylinder which includes questions to answer
- Platform Scales Addition - weigh several items and find the sum in hundredths of a gram
or
- Platform Scales Subtraction - weigh several items and find the difference in hundredths of a gram
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- Teaching Measures - links to length, mass, or capacity activities and printables - good for using on an interactive whiteboard for a whole class activity
- Transparency Master - use this high quality picture of a block of metal on a triple beam balance as a review for your students
- Using a Graduated Cylinder - [L and mL] a whole class activity for reading a scale, estimating and converting between units
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- Using a Platform Scale - practice using scales like the one in a doctor's office, five Gregs will drop on the scale, waiting to be weighed, see how quickly you can weigh them
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- Using a Ruler - a whole class activity for reading a ruler, estimating and converting between units
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- How to Set-up a Controlled Science Experiment - eight steps from eHow.com
- Hypothesis
- Basic format of any hypothesis test - from Skills4Study
- Designing Science Experiments - from Crystal Clear Science Fair Projects
- Experiment - Wikipedia entry
- How to Use the Scientific Method to Test a Hypothesis - six steps are listed
- Hypothesis Test - from Cool Science Projects.com
- Hypothesis test 1: an experiment on telepathy - used as an example of the process
- Hypothesis test 2: the shuffle test - using statistical analysis
- Practicing Scientific Processes - from Glencoe Science
- Statistical hypothesis testing - Wikipedia entry
- Test Your Hypothesis - from Lane Libraries Science Fair Zone
- Variables and Hypotheses - to print and hand out to students; includes a table of examples and self help evaluation questions
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- Variables in a Science Fair Experiment - from Science Buddies
- Accuracy and Precision - from Wikipedia
- The Difference Between Accuracy and Precision - theoretical examples of accuracy and precition in a meteorological instrument
- Math Skills Review: Significant Figures - pointing out the relationship between accuracy of measurement and the number of significant figures to be reported
- Precision and Accuracy - good explanation, and diagram, from Math is Fun
- Precision and Accuracy - This Jr. High Math site points out the importance of using measurement devices that are as precise as possible.
- The Science of Measurement: Accuracy vs. Precision - "The dictionary definitions of these two words do not clearly make the distinction as it is used in the science of measurement."
- Dependent and Independent Variables - Wikipedia entry
- Elementary Concepts in Statistics - use the index to find information on a large number of topics about variables
- How to Set-up a Controlled Science Experiment - eight steps from eHow.com
- Independent and Dependent Variables - from Cool Science Projects.com
- Independent and Dependent Variables - identify the independent variable, dependent variable, experimental and control groups in three studies [not interactive]
- Independent and Dependent Variables - short explanation of each type of variable
- Variables and a Simple Pendulum Experiment - purpose; to explain the difference between mcontrolled, independent (manipulated), and dependent (responding) variables
- Variables and Hypotheses - to print and hand out to students; includes a table of examples and self help evaluation questions
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- Variables in a Science Fair Experiment - from Science Buddies
- What are Independent and Dependent Variables - from a graphing tutorial found at NCES
- Bad Science - from Mr. Sunspot's answer book
- Biased Sample - also known as: Biased Statistics, Loaded Sample, Prejudiced Statistics, Prejudiced Sample, Loaded Statistics, Biased Induction, Biased Generalization (3 good examples at the bottom of the page)
- Blind Experiment - ways top avoid conscious or unconscious bias
- Confirmation Bias In Science: How To Avoid It - regarding one of the most common arguments against a scientific finding
- Experimenter Bias - includes ways to avoid bias in an experiment [this page comes from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
- Experimenter's Bias - Wikipedia entry on the subject
How Science works: Reliable evidence and Valid evidence - Explains the meaning of 'data' and 'evidence', 'reliability' and 'validity', 'secondary' evidence, with examples for you to discuss.
- Common Mistakes in Applying the Scientific Method - discussion regarding experimenter bias
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