Nature of Science Lesson Control & Experimental Group Scientific Method Practice

Extend your students’ understanding of the experimental design with this experiment over control and experimental groups. This engaging scientific method experiment and activity dives into demonstrating the key differences between control groups and experimental groups. 

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• Teacher Directions so you can focus on teaching not prepping!
• Foldable Scientific Method Notes that are great for interactive notebooks!
• Experiment Recording Sheet: Which Bread Will Show Mold First?
• Quick Assessment/Exit Slip for simple measuring of understanding
• Mastery Checklist to make tracking a breeze
• Answer Key to save you time!

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• SC.5.N.1.1 Define a problem, use appropriate reference materials to support scientific understanding, plan and carry out scientific investigations of various types such as: systematic observations, experiments requiring the identification of variables, collecting and organizing data, interpreting data in charts, tables, and graphics, analyze information, make predictions, and defend conclusions.
• SC.5.N.1.4 Identify a control group and explain its importance in an experiment

• SCI.5.2.A The student is expected to describe, plan, and implement simple experimental investigations testing one variable