TN Biology I Standards - 2008-2009 Implementation
Embedded Inquiry
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Science Curriculum Standards
3210 - Biology I Internet Resources
- About Darwin - dedicated to the life and times of Charles Darwin
- Development of Kepler's Laws - this Wikipedia article traces Kepler's work
- Cell Theory - includes a timeline of development of the theory
- Galileo Project - hypertextual information about Galileo and the science of his time to viewers of all ages and levels of expertise
- Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics - an exhibit from Chicago's Field Museum
- Historical Development of Chemistry - three case studies of significant chemical progress
- History of Science - Wikipedia article
- History of Science and Technology - a Wikipedia article including links
- History of Science Sourcebook - a subset of texts derived from three major online sourcebooks
- Isaac Newton - Wikipedia article tracing the development of Newton's laws
- Johannes Kepler - His Life, His Laws and Times
- Mendel's Experiment - an animation describes Gregor Mendel's experiment as presented in his Experiments in Plant Hybridization
- Modeling Mendel's Pea Experiment - lesson plan from Access Excellence
- Person of the Century: Albert Einstein - from Time’s 100
- Scientific Method - this Wikipedia article illustrates how scientific principles or theories are developed
- Voyage of the Beagle - index of trwenty-two chapters detailing the historic voyage of discovery
- Watson and Crick describe structure of DNA - from PBS's Science Odyssey
- When the Earth Moved - Copernicus and his Heliocentric System of the Universe
- Excite Education Curriculum Module - lesson plan about scientific method from CDC
- Experimenting, Testing, & Challenging the Hypothesis - the degree of challenge to your hypothesis will depend on the type of problem and its importance
- Falsifiability – [Wikipedia article] the logical possibility that an assertion can be shown false by an observation or a physical experiment
- General Procedures for All Experiments - general procedures for each experiment are briefly outlined - variations between experiments are noted
- How to Formulate a Hypothesis Using the Scientific Method - eight steps are outlined
- Introduction to the Scientific Method - An explanation on what the scientific method is and does. From Frank Wolfs, University of Rochester
- Reasoning in Science - Learning about the scientific method is almost like saying that you are learning how to learn [from Biology4Kids]
- Scientific Method - from Elmer's Soup-to-Nuts science fair site
- Scientific Method - includes a test of your powers of observation
- Scientific Method Lab - an interactive lab that teaches what the scientific method is, and how scientists and others follow this method
- Scientific Method Quiz - [this link opens on a new page]
- Solving Problems with the Scientific Method - posted by Study Guides and Strategies
- Steps of the Scientific Method - from a science fair project idea site
- Studying Cells - how the scientific method is applied in biology
- Writing Hypotheses: a student lesson - the purpose of this lesson is to learn when and how to write hypotheses
- Platform Scales Addition - weigh several items and find the sum in hundredths of a gram
- Platform Scales Subtraction - weigh several items and find the difference in hundredths of a gram
- Using a Platform Scale - practice using scales like the one in a doctor's office, five Gregs will drop on the scale, waiting to be weighed, see how quickly you can weigh them
- Basic format of any hypothesis test - from Skills4Study
- Designing Science Experiments - from Crystal Clear Science Fair Projects
- Experiment - Wikipedia entry
- How to Use the Scientific Method to Test a Hypothesis - six steps are listed
- Hypothesis Test - from Cool Science Projects.com
- Hypothesis test 1: an experiment on telepathy - used as an example of the process
- Hypothesis test 2: the shuffle test - using statistical analysis
- Practicing Scientific Processes - from Glencoe Science
- Statistical hypothesis testing - Wikipedia entry
- Test Your Hypothesis - from Lane Libraries Science Fair Zone
- Bad Science - from Mr. Sunspot's answer book
- Biased Sample - also known as: Biased Statistics, Loaded Sample, Prejudiced Statistics, Prejudiced Sample, Loaded Statistics, Biased Induction, Biased Generalization (3 good examples at the bottom of the page)
- Blind Experiment - ways top avoid conscious or unconscious bias
- Confirmation Bias In Science: How To Avoid It - regarding one of the most common arguments against a scientific finding
- Experimenter Bias - includes ways to avoid bias in an experiment [this page comes from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
- Experimenter's Bias - Wikipedia entry on the subject
How Science works: Reliable evidence and Valid evidence - Explains the meaning of 'data' and 'evidence', 'reliability' and 'validity', 'secondary' evidence, with examples for you to discuss.
- Common Mistakes in Applying the Scientific Method - discussion regarding experimenter bias
Conducting a Scientific Investigation - a two part lesson plan - Part 2 of the lesson plan
Doing Science: The Process of Scientific Inquiry - a web based lesson plan from the National Institutes of Health
How Science works: Types of Variables - Explains the difference between 'categoric', 'ordered', 'discrete' and 'continuous' variables, with examples.
How Science works: Variables - Explains the meaning of 'independent', 'dependent' and 'control' variables, with examples from typical practicals.
- How to Perform Your Experiment - get help planning an experiment from a science fair coaching site
- Identify the Controls and Variables - worksheet to print and use in class [the author of this activity probably violated copyright by using Simpson's characters, but you will not be guilty if you use it in class]
- Data Collection and Estimation - lesson plan addressing how the tool selected to collect data affects the accuracy and precision of the measurements made - designed for grades 4-6, but can be adapted to teach high school students about accuracy and precision
- Error, Accuracy & Precision - definitions and examples in relation to GIS spatial datasets
- Bad Science - from Mr. Sunspot's answer book
- Biased Sample - also known as: Biased Statistics, Loaded Sample, Prejudiced Statistics, Prejudiced Sample, Loaded Statistics, Biased Induction, Biased Generalization (3 good examples at the bottom of the page)
- Blind Experiment - ways top avoid conscious or unconscious bias
- Confirmation Bias In Science: How To Avoid It - regarding one of the most common arguments against a scientific finding
- Experimenter Bias - includes ways to avoid bias in an experiment [this page comes from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
- Experimenter's Bias - Wikipedia entry on the subject
How Science works: Reliable evidence and Valid evidence - Explains the meaning of 'data' and 'evidence', 'reliability' and 'validity', 'secondary' evidence, with examples for you to discuss.
- Common Mistakes in Applying the Scientific Method - discussion regarding experimenter bias
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