Investigation planner

An investigation planner is a scaffold that supports students to plan, conduct, record and represent data and information.

An investigation planner is a scaffold that supports students to plan, conduct, record and represent data and information. The Primary Connections teaching sequences provide 'Resource sheets' that can be used for the Inquire phase investigations. The flexibility of the LIA Framework encourages teachers to develop new investigations to support student learning. The Investigation planner provides scaffolding for teachers and students to plan for fair and accurate testing.

Writing questions for investigation

Watch this video about how to use a variables grid to support the planning of a fair test.

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