Scientific Method Activities with 9 Lab Stations
Nine lab stations cover the scientific method and science skills, with groups drawing a model, researching a question, reading about the placebo effect, watching a gravitation video and writing their own quiz questions.

- Grades
- Grades 7–10
- File type
- Multiple File Types
- Topic
- Scientific, Method
- Resource types
- Activities
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About this resource
Lab Station Activities: The Scientific Method and Science Skills Engage students in learning science skills and the scientific method with this hands-on lab station activity. Students rotate through 9 stations, each offering a unique way to apply and practice concepts like using the scientific method, identifying variables, drawing inferences, analyzing data, and more. The carefully designed stations allow students to get out of their seats while learning. Activities include drawing models, conducting research, writing explanations, answering test questions, learning from video clips, and even creating their own questions. Helpful station cards provide instructions and guidance for students at each station. To complement the hands-on stations, the activity also includes a word scramble and word search for students to work on, ensuring they stay engaged during any transition times. An answer key is provided for applicable stations and activities. This versatile resource can be used as an introductory or review lab activity for the scientific method and science skills. It requires almost no prep-work for teachers - simply print and distribute the station cards and students are ready to learn by doing. This activity keeps students engaged through assessment-based learning stations, promoting retention and deeper understanding. Use it to teach or review topics like: - The scientific method - Scientific theories
- Making observations and inferences
- Identifying independent and dependent variables
- Understanding gravity, motion, and other key concepts Other Lab Station Activities:
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Identify independent, dependent and control variables
Draw inferences from a reading on double-blind studies
Explain Newton's law of gravitation from a video
Teaching tips
The research and video stations need an internet-connected device, so plan device access for those two stations.
Skills covered
Research — answering a science question at the research station
Question writing — creating new quiz questions at the final station
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Core concepts
Scientific method
Variables
Inferences
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