Scientific Process

At a Glance:

Grades:	6, 7, 8
Subject:	Science; STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
Topic:	Science, Scientific Process, Hypotheses, Observation, Research, Experiments
Lesson Length:	45 mins - 1 hour

Standards / Framework:

Students will create a comic in which they visualize the scientific method.

Students should have a basic understanding of the steps in the scientific method.

Ask students:
- “What is a hypothesis and how is it part of the scientific method?”
- “Why is it important to follow the scientific method when exploring theories and hypotheses?”
- “What are some ways we can apply the scientific method to daily life?”

Have students discuss the steps in the scientific method and examples of when they've used the scientific method in class experiments and investigations.
Students may also discuss variations on the steps, e.g., types of experiments that can be conducted.
Have students select an experiment and create a comic that illustrates the scientific method.

Have students share their comics with the class or in small groups.
Have students explain why they chose the experiment represented in their comic.
Have students discuss why it’s important to follow the scientific method during investigations.
Discuss how the scientific method can be used to help solve day-to-day problems.
Emphasize that the scientific method helps formalize the way that scientific investigations are carried out.

Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
Allow students to provide a continuous example using the same experiment, or illustrate the scientific method using different experiments and examples.
Allow for some variation in how the scientific method is represented to account for slightly different interpretations of the steps.