It's time to learn about the experiment and scientific investigations! These activities are low-to-no prep, full of fun, and engaging that will get your students excited about learning about the difference between an experiment and other types of scientific investigation.

The fun and engaging worksheets are a great addition to any science unit. Each worksheet transforms your class into an exploratory classroom. Using this material, your students will gain a better understanding of the experiment and scientific investigations. The informational pages included provides a handy guide for teachers when teaching this unit. The worksheets engage the mind while reinforcing student understanding through activities such as multiple choice questions, investigating activities, writing activities, and more! The answer key is included!

This Activity aligns with Next Generation Science Standards:

• SC.5.N.1.2 Explain the difference between an experiment and other types of scientific investigation.

They can complete the activities on paper or on a computer using Google Classroom. This resource is divided into the following sections, and within each section are ready-to-print resources and engaging activities:

Introduction to the Experiment and Scientific Investigations

It has a brief history of the subject, with an overview of all the most important points. It also includes diagrams and illustrations to help illustrate what they're learning and make it more fun. 

Engaging Activities

✍️ Read the description of a scientific investigation ad explain it

✍️ Multiple choice questions

✍️ Identify if the statement is true or false

✍️ Reading passages with questions

✍️ Match the sentences of a journal entry with the pictures

✍️ Specify if the item is an independent, dependent, and control variable

✍️ Cut and sort the text whether it is an experiment or other scientific investigations

✍️ Aaliyah's apple experiment

✍️ Lost and found maze

✍️ Bread and mold experiment

✍️ How do you perform a controlled experiment?

Answer Key to Activities

All Science Activities include an answer key that is available as PDF and Google Slides. The answer key is a valuable resource to use in the classroom, or at home, as they help students learn how to explain their answers, check if their explanations are correct, and improve their scientific knowledge and thinking skills.

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