Fair testing
Science · Scientific Inquiry · procedural
Set up simple practical enquiries, comparative tests, and fair tests, understanding the importance of changing only one variable at a time
What mastery looks like
- 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
Check your understanding
If Fair testing 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?
Prerequisites
Required first