Science Scientific Inquiry Procedural 7–9 yrs

Fair testing

公平测试

Description

Set up simple practical enquiries, comparative tests, and fair tests, understanding the importance of changing only one variable at a time

Mastery Evidence

✓ Explain what makes a test 'fair' (only one variable changes, everything else stays the same)
✓ Identify the variable to change, the variable to measure, and the variables to keep the same
✓ Set up and carry out a comparative or fair test with support

Assessment Prompt

If your child wants to find out which soil is best for growing beans, can they set up a fair test where only the soil changes and everything else stays the same?