Help your students grasp the steps of the scientific method with our free, easy-to-use posters. Clearly explaining each phase—from forming a question to drawing conclusions—this poster set guides students through the same process real scientists follow. Reinforce important scientific concepts while simultaneously updating your classroom walls or bulletin board with visuals that make learning interactive and engaging. Perfect for any science classroom, the posters are a great way to support inquiry-based learning.
Ways To Use the Scientific Method Posters
- Make large prints to brighten up your walls.
- Create stations around the room featuring each poster so students can walk around and learn each step of the process.
- Hand out individual copies of our one-pager featuring all six steps for students to add to their lab notebooks.
Step 1: Ask questions
Good questions are at the heart of scientific learning.
Step 2: Research
Students will have to go beyond Google for this step!
Step 3: Hypothesize
What do students think will happen?
Step 4: Experiment
Testing, testing, one, two, three …
Step 5: Analyze
Time to crunch the numbers.
Step 6: Share
As scientists, we all learn from one another.
Plus, a student one-pager
The poster set includes a handout that students can add to their notebooks to help them learn all six steps.
How To Use the Scientific Method in Your Classroom
Students all the way from kindergarten through grade 12 can benefit from experimenting! It encourages critical thinking and curiosity while also practicing those valuable science skills. Start with a simple science experiment, lab, or demonstration as a class. Then, ask students to complete the steps of the scientific method as outlined on the posters to practice this process that real-life scientists use every day. Dive deeper into the scientific method with experiment ideas for kids of all ages and a full breakdown here.