Use the Scientific Method in All Subjects

The scientific method is the basic process of investigation and discovery in science, but it can be used in other academic subjects and in life in general, too.

M. Moore Educational Resources ran a series about using the scientific method in different subject, and though it’s pretty old, it’s worth a read if you want to infuse a little more science into everyday life.

She started with how to use questions and research in different school subjects (example: understanding the goals of different assignments or researching an artist), then covered hypothesis and experiment (devising questions based on what they are learning and trying it out) and finally conclusion and publication (explaining what they learned and sharing it with others).

It’s really a pretty simple thing to start thinking like a scientist in other areas of the classroom, and kids with a scientific bent will love coming up with hypotheses related to geography or doing art experiments.

Do you think or talk about different subjects in terms of the scientific method? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

[Photo: M. Moore Educational Resources.]

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Several countries have a day set aside to honor and recognize their inventors, but Nov. 9 is a special one that’s known as Tag der Erfinder in German. It’s celebrated in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and it falls on Nov. 9 because that’s the birthday of Hedy Lamarr.

Hedy Lamarr is widely known as an actress but there’s a lot more to her story. You can get a little of it geared to little kids in the Little People, Big Dreams book Hedy Lamarr (32 pages, hardcover, published 2023 by Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, suggested retail price $15.99).

The book explores her birth in Austria and how she spent time when she was young coming up with inventions. She became an actress, married an arms dealer, made her escape to America and became an actress again.

But she also helped develop a frequency-hopping signal device for airplanes that was used by the Americans and their allies during World War II. That technology became the basis for wireless technology such as wifi and GPS.

While Inventor’s Day is a great time to learn about Hedy Lamarr, you can take this opportunity to check out books and do little studies on lots of different inventors. If there’s an inventor or an invention your child is particularly interested in, that’s a great place to start. It’s fun to think about all the things we use every day that didn’t always exist; someone had to invent them!

For a start here at Craft Gossip you can learn more about Garrett Morgan, who invented traffic lights; Maria Oroso, who developed a clay oven that could cook food without electricity; and more female inventors and scientists.

And for more general inventors’ fun, check out this inventors word search from Fun Findery (and another from Let’s Do Puzzles) or take a quiz on inventors and their inventions from Flanders Family Home Life.

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