Lab-Aids: Scientific Method Problem Solving Kit

Instead of learning how to solve problems, students are all too often expected to simply do activities. In this creative problem-solving kit, students are presented with a situation that requires them to:‚ 

The result? Students learn how to inquire, not just do. Lab activities, suitable for all science curriculum, can be completed in approximately sixty minutes.

• Develop a basic understanding of experimental design
• Develop strategies and define problem definition and data collection
• Form and test hypothesis
• Develop use of controls

• 1 Teacher's Guide with MSDS
• 30 Student Worksheets and Guides
• 15 LAB-AIDS‚® Chemplates‚® w/spatula
• 1 Drop control bottle of Unknown I
• 1 Drop control bottle of Unknown II
• 4 Drop control bottles of Bromthymol blue indicator
• 2 Drop control bottles of Solution No. 1, 0.1M HCl
• 2 Drop control bottles of Solution No. 2, 0.1M, H2SO4
• 2 Drop control bottles of Solution No. 3, 0.1M, NaOH
• 2 Drop control bottles of Solution No. 4, 0.1M, KOH
• 2 Drop control bottles of Solution No. 5, 0.1M HNO3
• 2 Drop control bottles of Solution No. 6, 0.1M Ca(OH)2
• 2 Drop control bottles of Solution No. 7, 0.1M Zn(NO3)2

• To complete this kit requires one ~50-minute class period. Number of groups Maximum 12 groups per period
• Number of students: 30