Eggscellent Eggsperiment Teaches Fifth Graders the Scientific Method

To introduce fifth graders to the scientific method, fifth grade STEAM teacher Eitam Kohen set up an “eggscellent eggsperiment” for his students. Mr. Kohen first introduced the steps of the scientific method—ask a question, do background research, form a hypothesis, test the hypthoesis, analyze the data, and draw conclusions—and then students were tasked with determining the correct number of minutes for a perfect soft-boiled egg. After observing 0-minute, 2-minute, 4-minute, 6-minute, 8-minute, 10-minute, and 12-minute boiled eggs, the class hypothesis that 6 minutes is the perfect amount of time for a soft-boiled egg proved correct.

 

“This is an important lab to begin the year because we’re learning what scientists do and how to be better scientists,” explains Mr. Kohen. “We will be conducting experiments throughout the year and we want to make sure we all understand the steps of the scientific method so our experiments are successful.” MORE PHOTOS