Description
This is a very fun, hands-on lab to help students go through the process of the scientific method and learn how to accurately write-up a lab report. This could be used as a summative assessment to a scientific method unit, a culminating activity at the end of the year, or as an introductory assessment or review at the beginning of the year depending on the grade level. The focus of the activity is for students to take three bouncy balls and conduct an experiment to see which ball will bounce the highest. After students actually conduct the experiment, they then write-up a lab report that includes all the steps of the scientific method, as well as their analysis and conclusion based on their data gathered. This project includes student directions, student lab sheet template to fill out while conducting the lab, and a student and teacher rubric.
Activity Includes:
--Student Directions
--Student Lab Sheet
--Student & Teacher Rubric
Activity Includes:
--Student Directions
--Student Lab Sheet
--Student & Teacher Rubric
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Highlights
Grades
6th - 9th
Subjects
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Pages
4
Answer Key
Rubric only
Teaching Duration
4 days
Description
This is a very fun, hands-on lab to help students go through the process of the scientific method and learn how to accurately write-up a lab report. This could be used as a summative assessment to a scientific method unit, a culminating activity at the end of the year, or as an introductory assessment or review at the beginning of the year depending on the grade level. The focus of the activity is for students to take three bouncy balls and conduct an experiment to see which ball will bounce the highest. After students actually conduct the experiment, they then write-up a lab report that includes all the steps of the scientific method, as well as their analysis and conclusion based on their data gathered. This project includes student directions, student lab sheet template to fill out while conducting the lab, and a student and teacher rubric.
Activity Includes:
--Student Directions
--Student Lab Sheet
--Student & Teacher Rubric
Activity Includes:
--Student Directions
--Student Lab Sheet
--Student & Teacher Rubric
Report this resource to TPT
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My students found this a fun way to practice the scientific lab report process.
This is great resource to review the scientific method and introduce students to writing a lab report. My students enjoyed the lab and were able to follow the rubrics and successfully complete the lab write up.
This was a great addition to my scientific method unit. The students enjoyed designing their experiment and loved the concept of making bouncy balls.
This was a perfect lab to do in the classroom as well as virtually. Very simple to follow, easy materials to obtain, and lots of fun. So glad I found this.
Thank you!
so much fun!
Thanks for this wonderful resource.
A great activity to keep my students fluent in the scientific method even when their content does not lend to experiments.
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