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Teacher Feature: MythBusters: Scientific Inquiry
MythBusters
The MythBusters use the scientific method to prove or disprove common beliefs about physical science. Each episode explains a specific concept about the interactions between physical matter and the forces of nature that shape our world.
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Grades 3–5 Lesson Plan
Find out about the scientific method, and act out a related script in this lesson plan about everyday science.
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Grades 6–8 Lesson Plan
See inquiry methods at work in real-life physical science.
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Grades 9–12 Lesson Plan
Experiment with measurement and the scientific method, as students learn the history of scientific experimentation.
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Science as Inquiry
A clip art image for use in classroom presentations and activities
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Puzzle
A criss-cross puzzle reviews key terms related to scientific inquiry.
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Scientific Investigation: Who Was the Iceman?
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Volcanology: The Science of Predicting Volcanoes
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Memory as a Biological Process
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The Golden Age of Astronomy
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MythBusters


Is it fact or fiction? Special-effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman take urban legends and put them to the scientific test. From surviving a plane crash to training a goldfish, the MythBusters team designs an experiment to prove a notion or bust another myth. The concepts presented in each video will have students looking at science in a whole new way.
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