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What is the
scientific process?
How do I
create a valid experiment?
What's a
hypothesis and how do I test
it?
What's a
fair test? Is it the same as a
controlled experiment?
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What's a variable and how do I change
it?
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What's a dependent variable? An
independent variable?
How can
I accurately measure the results of my experiment?
How can
I explain the results of my experiment? |
 Janice VanCleave on the scientific
process.
BrainPop - click on science and then, scientific inquiry
A
Controlled Experiment
- contains a short explanation of
variables.
Nature
of Science -
play Concentration and learn about the steps of the scientific method.
 Dependent
and Independent variables
ZOOM Alter the Rocket - scroll down to check
out variables that kids from across the country have
tried. |
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What is
gravity? Is there anything I can do in my experiment to
minimize the effects of gravity? |
What is gravity? -
E
 Why does gravity cause things to fall?
conduct an online experiment to learn about
gravity
Gravity Experiment
Dropping the ball - see an animation of
Galileo dropping the balls. -
What goes up, must come down
BrainPop - click on science and then, gravity
Rocket
Principles
Click on the SIRS button to find more articles
about gravity:
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What is
Newton's Third Law and how does it help me explain why my rocket
flies despite the effects of
gravity? |
Newton's Third Law - a
brief tutorial
KnowItAll - click on the rocket to build an online rocket and
learn about Newton's Laws
Build a roller coaster
and understand physics.
Isaac Newton's Law of Motion - an
interactive tutorial on all three
laws.
BrainPop
- click on science and then Newton's Laws
Force and
Inertia |
