Teaching the Scientific Investigation Process? We Can Help!

Are you getting ready to teach your students about the scientific investigation process? If so, we’ve put together a whole collection of printable and digital resources to help you bring your students up to speed. From digital learning notebooks to printable Scientific Method Games, we’re sure there’s something in the collection that will make the perfect addition to your Scientific Method Lesson Plans!

Exploring the Scientific Method Workbook for Kids

Use this printable mini-book as a student guide and independent practice activity when exploring the scientific investigation process with your class. It works well as an introduction to the steps in the scientific method or as an independent study-type activity after direct instruction.

The steps of the Scientific Investigation Process are:

• Question
• Prediction
• Planning
• Results
• Analysis
• Reflection

Each page in this Scientific Investigation Process workbook includes an explanation of what needs to happen at each state of the scientific process, and also has students practicing the skill using a provided scenario.

Download and Print Your Scientific Method Workbook

This resource is available as a printable PDF file and a fully editable Google Slides resource. To get your copy, simply click the dropdown arrow on the download button and select your preferred resource type.

Printing Tip! This workbook is designed to be printed single-sided and cut apart. To make your books, print each student a copy of the Scientific Process Workbook (single-sided) and staple it into a packet. Distribute the packets and have students remove the staple, cut the pages in half, and place them in number order. Then staple them along the edge to form a book!

This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher in Florida and Teach Starter collaborator.

More Ways to Teach The Scientific Investigation Process

Need more? We’ve got loads of resources to help you teach your students about the scientific investigation process. Make sure you check out these handy scientific method activities and printables before you go.

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Scientific Investigation Process – Workbook

Print a Scientific Investigation Process Workbook to help your students learn and practice the steps in the scientific method.

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Scientific Investigation Process – Posters

Remind your students of the steps to the scientific investigation process with this set of 7 posters.

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Scientific Method Crossword Puzzle

Use a Scientific Method crossword puzzle to review key vocabulary words surrounding science inquiry.