Teaching the Scientific Method via M&Ms
Sixth grade Physics lesson
Liaison: Richard Rivero
Date: 10/11/01
Group Members: Vinod Nambudiri, Atalie Young
School: Harrington
Teacher: Sharon Hester
Materials:
1 large plastic jar
1 bag M&Ms
Procedure:
1) Students learn the scientific method hands-on by actually condicting a scientific investigation
2) Students grow in scientific knowledge by learning the appropraite steps of the scientific method
3) Applies to everyday situations because students know how to conduct experiments in the "real-world", a setting that is not necessarily scientific
Evaluation:
We have here a jar full of M&Ms. The problem that we have is that we need to determine the exact number of M&Ms within this jar—and, if we get it right, we get to eat the M&Ms as a reward! However, in order to do this, we need to approach the problem following the scientific method.
1. Make an observation -
-Is the jar big, medium, small?
-What shape is it?
-Are the M&Ms big or small?
-What shape are they?
2. Come up with a hypothesis –
-How many M&M’s would you guess are in the jar? ___________
3. Test the hypothesis by experiments / data collection -
How are we going to find out?
4. Determine results –
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