Getting Answers

The author of this article starts out the first day of school with an interesting activity that has the students asking questions after they observe what is happening in the activity. This ... See More

The author of this article starts out the first day of school with an interesting activity that has the students asking questions after they observe what is happening in the activity. This then leads them to talking about parts of the scientific method and discussing how the activity could be made into an experiment using questions they have developed. This interesting activity makes a great start to a year of science in the classroom. You might like to try it!!!

Acting Like A Scientist

Using a simple milk and food coloring activity to introduce observations and testable questions students engage in scientific inquiry. Students create a T chart with observations on one sid... See More

Using a simple milk and food coloring activity to introduce observations and testable questions students engage in scientific inquiry. Students create a T chart with observations on one side and questions on the other. The purpose of this activity is to understand variables and determine what makes a question testable. This is a very good first day activity.