Science Scientific Inquiry Meta 5–8 yrs

Asking scientific questions

提出科学问题

Description

Ask simple scientific questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways including observation, testing, and research

Mastery Evidence
  • ✓ Ask at least three 'how' or 'why' questions about the natural world
  • ✓ Suggest different ways to answer a question: observing, testing, asking an expert, reading a book
  • ✓ Choose an appropriate method to investigate a specific question
Assessment Prompt

When your child wonders about something — like 'why do leaves change colour?' — can they suggest how to find the answer, whether by looking closely, doing a test, or looking it up?

Prerequisites 4
Asking Questions
英语 · 4–11y
提出科学问题的能力建立在英语口语与听力课中培养的"提出相关问题以拓展理解"这一通用技能之上
Observation vs Interpretation
科学 · 6–7y
提出好的科学问题需要能够区分观察与解释——例如"为什么会发生这种情况？"这类问题，只有在将所见与所推断的内容分开之后才有意义
Feeling of not understanding
学习方法 · 6–7y
提出科学问题是通用理解监控习惯在科学领域的体现：即察觉自己尚未理解的内容
Persisting When It's Hard
学习方法 · 5–6y
科学探究需要在不确定中坚持——通用的坚持习惯是持续探究意愿的基础
Unlocks 2
Modelling with Sketches
科学 · 5–8y
Observing with simple equipment
科学 · 5–7y