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Which Questions Can We Test?
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Today I am practising: distinguishing observable classroom questions from preference questions
1
Can a paper towel absorb water? Describe what you could observe.
2
Which color is prettiest? Explain why people might give different answers.
3
Does a shaded ice cube melt more slowly than one in sunlight? Name one thing to measure.
4
Can a magnet attract a steel paper clip? Write an observation that would answer it.
5
Rewrite 'Are plants nice?' as a question about a visible plant feature.
6
Choose one testable question and list the materials needed to investigate it.
- Discuss evidence as something the child could see, count, or measure.
- Accept several investigation plans when they could answer the question.
- Plan practical tests with adult supervision.