Science Investigation Questions

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🔍 Part 1: Understanding Scientific Questions

1. Which of these is a good scientific question that can be investigated?

What is my favourite colour?

How does sunlight affect plant growth?

Which football team is the best?

What do I want for lunch?

2. Scientists start investigations by:

Finding the answer immediately

Asking a clear question

Buying expensive equipment

Guessing what might happen

3. Which question words are most useful for scientific investigations? (Select all that apply)

Why

How

What

Which

4. A good scientific question should be:

Very long and complicated

Clear, focused and investigable

About your personal opinions

Impossible to answer

✏️ Part 2: Creating Scientific Questions

5. Complete this scientific question: "How does the amount of water affect ________________?"

6. Turn this observation into a scientific question:

Observation: "Some students in our class are taller than others."

Scientific Question: _________________________________________________

7. Look around the Hocking Primary School environment. Write one scientific question you could investigate about something you see:

8. Explain why this is NOT a good scientific question: "What is the best pet to have?"

🌟 Part 3: Science Investigation Planning

9. List the 5 steps of the Science Investigation Process in order:

1. ________________________________

2. ________________________________

3. ________________________________

4. ________________________________

5. ________________________________

10. Choose one of these topics and write TWO different scientific questions you could investigate:

Topics: Plants in the school garden, Materials in the classroom, Weather, or Animals

Topic chosen: ____________________

Question 1: ___________________________________________________

Question 2: ___________________________________________________

11. What is one science question you would like to investigate at home? Write it here and be ready to share with the class:

Science Investigation Questions

Science Investigation Questions

🔍 Part 1: Understanding Scientific Questions

✏️ Part 2: Creating Scientific Questions

🌟 Part 3: Science Investigation Planning

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