In my life before kids, I was a gifted specialist and a science teacher trainer. I’ve spent a lot of time in workshops and developing tools to help elementary students and teachers in the science classroom. One of the most popular things I ever created was also one of the simplest.
It’s a one-page booklet that outlines the scientific method. You can fold it like a greeting card and it walks you through the entire process of doing a science experiment. The student just has to fill in the blanks. I created it about eight years ago to use with 3rd -5th graders, but it could also be used in a middle school, or even a high school classroom.
I used it in my own classroom to help prepare students for using the scientific method while doing their science fair experiments at home. I also uploaded it to my page on Teachers Pay Teachers, where I offer it for free.
It’s been downloaded more than 22,600 times and has a 4 star rating (the highest rating possible). You can read the reviews here. It baffles me a little bit because all I did was make a little greeting card in Microsoft Office, but it seems to have struck a chord with teachers and parents, so I wanted to make it available to you as well.
It prints out on just one page. Fold it in half horizontally, then again vertically, to make a small book.
Feel free to reproduce it as often as needed for personal or classroom use. I just ask that you not sell it for profit.
Click here to download the free book:
Want to see an example of a science experiment I have done with my pre-schoolers?
Visit my post about Our Milk Experiment.
Thanks so much for sharing this. You would think that by 7th grade the kids would really understand the scientific method but they don’t. I’ll use this next August with my new group.
It’s a hard thing for kids to really grasp. I’m glad you’ll be able to use the mini book!