Scientific Method Lab Station Activity for 6th Grade and Up
Groups rotate through scientific method stations to design an experiment, research observations versus inferences, read 'The Mysterious Garden Wilting' case study, answer knowledge and video questions and write their own lab safety questions, logging answers in a passport booklet.

- Grades
- Grades 6–9, High School, Middle School
- File type
- Multiple File Types
- Editable
- Yes
- Subject
- Science, Basic Science
- Topic
- lab safety, science safety
- Resource types
- Labs, Experiments, Activities
- Editable
- Yes
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What's inside this resource
Scientific Method - Lab Station Activity This lab station activity allows students to apply their understanding of the scientific method by moving around the classroom and working with peers. Stations focus on creating hypotheses and procedures, identifying variables, analyzing data and drawing conclusions, and formulating testable questions. The varied format facilitates unique learning and assessment opportunities. Typically 2-3 stations are graded per group in a 30-minute timeframe. Stations work well for introducing or reviewing the scientific method in middle and high school science classrooms. This general science resource can be adapted for use in chemistry, physics, biology, and other branches when customized hypotheses and testable questions are generated.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Write a testable hypothesis and procedure for an experiment
- Distinguish observations from inferences
- Support a written explanation with evidence
Teaching tips
- The research and video stations need devices with internet access, and the video opens from a short link in the file, so checking that link before class is worthwhile.
Skills covered
- Experimental design — planning an experiment at the hands-on station
- Applying the method to a case — answering questions about a wilting garden investigation
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Scientific method
- Hypothesis
- Variables
- Observations and inferences
- Testable questions
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