English National Curriculum - Science Science
Mission Objectives
Make comparisons about the amount of rainfall over 5 weeks
Draw a graph to show the amount of rainfall over 5 weeks
Draw a graph and write a conclusion explaining my results
Enquiry Skill - Interpreting and communicating results
Using information, results and data to present findings, including oral and written explanations.
Enquiry Approach - Pattern-seeking
Identifying patterns and looking for relationships to make links between scientific concepts.
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Words and meanings to learn
measuring
recording how much of something there is
record
writing something down
rainfall
the amount of rain
results
the outcome of an experiment
graph
a way of showing the results of an experiment
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Resources: The rainwater collected over 5 weeks and writing and colouring resources.
Core Handout (2): A graph showing weeks 1-5 along the x axis and rainfall in ml along the y axis. The children can colour in a square on the graph for each ml of rainwater collected.
Challenge Handout (4): On the same sheet, there are lines included at the bottom for the children to summarise and explain their results.
(Note: the second page of the handout contains some supplied data. This page can be used instead of page 1 if the experiment doesn't work.)
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