Science KS 3 Unit 9M Investigating Scientific Questions

In this unit pupils:

• identify questions that are suitable for scientific enquiry.
• use a variety of strategies to answer scientific questions of different kinds.
• plan and set targets for a piece of work.
• consider the strength of the evidence, or the quality of the product, in relation to the question investigated.
• compare the different investigative methods used.
• work together in a group.

This unit is expected to take 7-12 hours.

OTHER RESOURCES

Resources will need to be matched to the investigations undertaken.

Resources needed for the investigations suggested in this unit include:

• apples or other fruit
• an oven
• a digital balance
• plastic bottles
• kitchen towels or other material for wrapping around bottles
• temperature sensors and software
• a moisture meter

Secondary source references on:

• elephants(!!)(their behaviour and habitat)
• plants that grow near water
• pH of rainwater in various locations