Scientific Method Activity, Poster, Lesson Plan, Word Search: ESL & All Students

This bundle includes 3 resources about the scientific method. A lesson plan explains how your students can ask a real scientist questions about the scientific method and how it is used in real life. A research project provides background info about some founders of the scientific method and gives students practice writing research reports. The scientific method poster, word search, and writing task resource helps students learn scientific method vocabulary and is especially beneficial for English Language Learners.

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* These resources are also available individually but you'll save 20% when you purchase this bundle.

Bundle at a Glance:

★ What will students learn?

*Why the scientific method is important, how it is used in a science field, what the job of a real scientist is all about (Q&A With a Scientist resource).

*What the scientific method is and how it is used, vocabulary words about the scientific method (Scientific Method Activities resource).

*How 5 scientists, who all lived before 1300 A.D. in Africa, Asia and Europe, developed the scientific method and why they are thought of as “fathers of the scientific method” (Fathers of the Scientific Method Research Project resource).

★ Who is it for?

All students, including English Language Learners and special education students, in regular ed Science classes.

★ How does it help teachers?

* The Q&A with a Scientist resource includes a detailed lesson plan that tells you exactly how to implement the activity, which integrates speaking, listening, and writing skills; it helps students understand the value of the scientific method and how it is used in real life; students get the chance to talk to and be inspired by a real scientist.

* The poster in the 3 Scientific Method Activities resource provides an easy way to introduce a unit about the scientific method; the word search puzzle can be used as a filler or for homework; the writing task lets students demonstrate their understanding of some vocabulary words about the scientific method.

* The Fathers of the Scientific Method resource helps students learn background information and provides context for a unit on the scientific method; learning about some scientists who lived in Africa and Asia shows how non-Western cultures contributed to achievements in science; incorporating research, reading, and writing skills provides a cross-curricular approach to Science lessons; 3 organizers help students, especially those who need additional support, do the work.

What an educator who has used this resource says about it:

♥ “Great resource!“ -- Kathy C.

The video chat activity where students talk to a scientist is always a huge hit. English Language Learners and native English speakers alike will enjoy all these scientific method activities that help them learn the definition of the scientific method, see the scientific method steps in order, and hear an example of how the scientific method is used by a real scientist.

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What you get in this bundle:

The Question & Answer With a Scientist resource for Grades 5 - 8, 30 pages, includes:

★ A table of contents for easy reference (1 page)

★ A Notes to the Teacher section with background information (2 pages)

★ A list of ELA Common Core standards addressed in this product (1 page)

★ Sample Model Performance Indicators (MPIs) for teachers who have ELLs in their classes (1 page)

★ The lesson plan, with a very detailed explanation of how to implement it (5 pages)

★ A letter to send home to families explaining the activity (1 page)

★ Sample questions for students to ask, if needed (1 page)

★ A handout for students for writing their small group's questions (1 page)

★ Pages for students to write responses from the scientist to their questions during the Skype activity (8 pages)

★ Pages for writing the first draft of the writing assignment (2 pages)

★ Pages for writing the final copy of the writing assignment (2 pages)

★ An assessment checklist for evaluating the students' writing assignments (1 page)

★ A Challenge handout with another writing task, for early finishers or for the whole class (1 page)

★ An assessment checklist for evaluating the challenge handout writing task (1 page)

The 3 Scientific Method Activities: Poster, Word Search, and Writing Task resource for Grades 5 - 8, 29 pages, includes:

★ A table of contents for easy reference (1 page)

★ A Notes to the Teacher section with explanatory information (2 pages)

★ A list of the ELA Common Core standards this product is aligned with (2 pages)

★ A photo of what the poster looks like when assembled (1 page)

★ The individual pages of the scientific method poster (6 pages)

★ Word search puzzle, answer key, writing task, lined page, assessment checklist with color clipart (1 page each for a total of 5 pages)

★ Word search puzzle, answer key, writing task, lined page, assessment checklist with black-and-white clipart (1 page each for a total of 5 pages)

★ Word search puzzle, answer key, writing task, lined page, assessment checklist without clipart (1 page each for a total of 5 pages)

The Fathers of the Scientific Method Mini-Research Project resource for Grades 5 - 8, 25 pages, includes:

★ A table of contents (1 page)

★ A Notes to the Teacher section with explanatory information (1 page)

★ A list of the ELA Common Core standards this resource helps address (2 pages)

★ Example WIDA Model Performance Indicators (1 page)

★ Background information about 5 fathers of the scientific method, in color and black-and-white versions (1 page each for a total of 2 pages)

★ Objectives and directions for students, in color and black-and-white versions (1 page each for a total of 2 pages)

★ Black-and-white images of the 5 fathers of the scientific method, in large and small sizes (3 pages)

★ A note-taking graphic organizer (2 pages)

★ A pre-writing graphic organizer (2 pages)

★ A list of resources graphic organizer (2 pages)

★ Cover pages for writing the biography report (2 versions for a total of 2 pages)

★ Lined page for writing the biography report (1 page)

★ An assessment checklist for evaluating student's reports, in color and black-and-white versions (1 page each for a total of 2 pages)

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