7 Steps to the Scientific Method

Before you can dive into any of the hands-on aspects of your science class, your students need a firm grip on the 7 Steps of the Scientific Method! You have a lot of content, but you need the perfect supplemental to really make the steps stick and rope in your reluctant readers. This learning package is the perfect solution.

What are the 7 steps of the scientific method? This comic will answer this question in a visual format with relatable examples. Get your students excited about reading content, and engage all levels of learners. This download includes Google Slides, relatable content, TWO versions of Doodle Notes, drawing activities, a hands-on STEM activity, lab reports, a final project, and rubrics.

Your students will light up (pun intended) when they get to conduct experiments with GLOW STICKS!

This Scientific Method Learning Pack download includes:

1. Google Slideshow– Link provided on the first page of the PDF download.
2. Fully Colored Content Comic– Perfect for projecting on front board or printing as a poster.
3. BlackLine Comic– Easily printable, fun to color
4. Fill-in-the-Blank Doodle Notes- Use as guided reading or guided note-taking tool
5. Drawing Doodle Notes- Many words remain, but images are missing. Students draw them in.
6. Final Comic Project- A completely blank comic template. Students can draw in vertical lines where they see fit.
7. Rubrics– Two rubrics, differentiated for learning levels, to help you grade the final project.
8. Hands-on STEM Activity- Demonstrate the steps to the scientific method via this LOW-PREP and INEXPENSIVE lab!
9. Lab Report- Students are guided through the steps as they complete the lab and this report.
10. Answer Keys for Guided Notes and Lab Reports
11. Teacher Tips– Tips and instruction ideas for you!
12. Easel Version– For your students’ Google classroom or learning devices!

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This comic illustrates the process with a relatable, real-life example and shows readers how these steps can be utilized outside of the classroom. Our characters will embark on a scientific inquiry as they search for the perfect pair of new shoes. They will demonstrate each step of the inquiry process through the process of questioning, researching, forming a hypothesis, and experimenting. Will they find the shoes they are looking for?

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Next Generation Science Standards