Frog MARY BUCKLEW
http://my.uen.org/23595
mlbucklew@alpine.k12.ut.us
 
 
School Affiliations
Willowcreek Middle School, Alpine District
         
Job Title

Teacher - Secondary


Teaching Areas
Science

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Assignments

Scientific Method Lab

Student Scaffold for Designing and Conducting Experiments

 

PRE-DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

 

Object, process, or event being observed: ____________________

 

What do I notice? What am I wondering about?

 

 

 

What prior knowledge, including observations made, do I have about this?

 

 

 

 

Part A: Things I could change or vary about the object, process, or event:

(Place sticky notes of the same color in the squares below)

 

 

       
   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       
   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Part B: Things I could measure or observe about the object, process, or event: (Place sticky notes of a new color in the squares below)

       
   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       
   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


IDENTIFYING VARIABLES

 

                   I will change:                            I will measure:

                            

 

 

       
 

Place sticky note from

Part A here

 
   

Place sticky note from Part B here

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 


I will not change (conditions held constant so it is a fair test): Place remaining sticky notes from Part A here.

           
     
 


                                               

 

 

 

 

 

I will not measure: Place remaining sticky notes from Part B here.

           
     
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


FORMULATING A QUESTION (Refining the initial question)

 

When I change:                                          What will happen to: 

       
   
 


         

       
 

What I will change

 
   

What I will measure

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Fill in the question that will guide your experiment:

 

When I change _____________________________________, what will

 

happen to _________________________________________?

 

 

DEVELOPING A PREDICTION OR HYPOTHESIS (Note: This can be stated as a hypothesis instead of a prediction if you have prior experiences, knowledge, or observations)

 

Based upon my question, I predict (or hypothesize):

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN (Note: Others should be able to follow your design without needing to ask you any questions)

 

Materials I will need: _______________________________________

 

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What I will change or vary (also called the independent variable)

What I will change

 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

What I will do (how I will carry out the change):

 

 

 

 

Number of trials I will conduct: _____

 

The data I will measure or observe (also called the dependent variable):

 


Data I will measure or observe

 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

 

How I will collect the data: __________________________________________

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How I will record and display the data (for example- table, graph, chart, picture) _______________________________________________________________

DATA COLLECTION

 

When I changed:                                     What measurements resulted?

What I measured or observed

(Dependent Variable)

 

What I changed

(Independent Variable)

 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

 

Sample chart for recording measurements or observations (Note: This is intended simply as an example to help get you started. You may design your own chart or modify this one to fit your design.)

 

What I changed: ______________

(specify units of measurement where appropriate)

What I measured or observed: _________________

(specify units of measurement where appropriate)

Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRAPHING RESULTS

 

What type of graph is best- line graph or bar graph? _________________

 


X axis      (Note: Both axes will need to be labeled and the appropriate scale marked)

 

What I changed

(specify units where appropriate)

 

What I measured or observed

(specify units where appropriate)

 

Y

axis

 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

 

Title of Graph: ___________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINDING PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS IN RESULTS

 

When I changed:                                      What happened to?:                                                                                                                                

What I measured or observed

 

What I changed

 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

 

CONCLUSION

Summarize what you learned as a result of this experiment. (Include the question you investigated, your evidence- your findings, patterns, cause and effect relationships- that support or do not support your prediction or hypothesis. Include any new questions you might investigate to further support your conclusion.