The Scientific Inquiry Process · Scientific Inquiry

Asking Testable Questions

Learning how to turn curiosity into a structured scientific question.

Key Questions

  1. 1What makes a question 'scientific'?
  2. 2How do we predict what might happen in an experiment?
  3. 3Why is it important to only change one thing at a time in a test?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9S3I01
Year: Year 3
Subject: Science
Unit: The Scientific Inquiry Process
Period: Scientific Inquiry

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