🔬 Science · Scientific Inquiry
Fair testing (age 9+)
Use test results to make predictions and set up further comparative and fair tests to investigate new questions
Typical age: 9–11 years
“After getting results from one experiment, can your child use the pattern to predict what would happen in a new situation and then design a follow-up test to check?”
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Needs first
- Drawing conclusions from evidenceREQUIRED
Must draw conclusions and make predictions before using results to set up further tests
- Controlling variablesREQUIRED
Must plan enquiries independently before designing follow-up investigations from predictions
- Describing Rules & Patterns
Using test results to make predictions and set up further tests is the science form of the universal generalisation habit — describing a pattern as a rule and testing it further