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High School Curriculum
Unit One: The Nature of Science

Topics Covered
Scientific Hypothesis
Observation and Inference
Qualitative and Quantitive

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Unit One - Complete [1.4mb]

Lesson 1
Three Hole Bottle Demo
[9k]

Lesson 2
Scientific Method
[415k]

Lesson 3
Blind men of Indostan Poem
[182k]

Lesson 4
Can You Spot the Scientific Method?
[17k]

Lesson 5
Performing an Experiment
[16k]

Lesson 6
Observation / Inference sheet
[393k]

Lesson 7
Fortune Teller Fish
[27k]

Quiz
Inferences and Observations
[7k]

Lesson 9
Qualitative Vs. Quantitative
[10k]

Lesson 10
Cookie Lab
[20k]

Exam
General Biology Unit Exam
[36k]

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