Deductive analysis was employed to highlight the patterns that emerged regarding the students' science process skills. Meanwhile, the gathering of qualitative data was accomplished through the taking of field notes. The quantitative data were analyzed by simple statistics including mean and standard deviation. The science process skills evaluation form was used as a quantitative instrument. This mixed methods study, performed as an embedded design, examined the pre-experimental results of this research-based learning activity on students' scientific questioning and experimental skills. The study sample consisted of 16 fourth-grade students selected by purposive sampling. The aim of this study was to design a research-based, scientific learning activity on the topic of the mass and volume of matter, to be implemented with elementary school students. Research-based learning is a learning strategy that encourages the use of scientific inquiry, thereby allowing students to develop an understanding of the scientific process.
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