Course Outline 

Scientific Method  

Lesson 1: Questioning
Lesson 2: Hypothesizing
Lesson 3: Writing a Procedure
Lesson 4: Controls and Variables
Lesson 5: Describing
Lesson 6: The Nature of Evidence

Background Information
Science is a way of looking at the world. Scientists have questions, they think of ways to find answers, and then they interpret their results. The process of science is not difficult, but it does require a certain set of skills. These skills, once learned, can be applied to many aspects of daily life and are therefore worth developing.

In this unit, you will be learning and practicing some of the skills required to conduct good science. You can do these activities at any time and in any order. In the rest of the course, there are places where it is suggested that you try one of these assignments in order to practice before doing a bigger assignment. You should be sure to work through all these activities before attempting to do your Inquiry Project.