ScienceScientific InquiryAges 9–11
Controlling variables
Plan different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, recognising and controlling variables where necessary
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- Independently plan an investigation identifying the independent, dependent, and controlled variables
- Choose the appropriate type of enquiry for the question (fair test, observation over time, pattern seeking, research)
- Explain why controlling variables is essential for valid results
“Can your child plan their own experiment from scratch — deciding what to test, what to measure, what to keep the same, and how many times to repeat it?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Meta
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Scientific Inquiry
- Age range
- Ages 9–11
Standards
uk-nc-2013:KS2U.Sci.WS.1