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# Correlations

Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 11.2.5

## Correlations

A correlation between two things does **not** always mean that one caused the other.

### Causal relationship

![Causal relationship](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2025-03/d8cbeb16-8140-476d-a263-ddfa4d19fc2a/62a6d6e1-8b52-4630-ba50-b208095c2753.png)

- Sometimes, there may be a correlation because there is a causal relationship.
 - Example: The use of pesticides correlates with the number of dead bees because pesticides **cause** the death of bees.

### Another factor

![Another factor](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2025-03/52a299f6-472e-4335-8d76-b1cba7f69864/0013fe47-f0a3-4204-bf03-99555b6c180c.png)

- Sometimes, there is a correlation between two things because both are part of another factor.
 - Example: The amount of rain in London correlates with the amount of rain in Birmingham because both are caused by weather patterns in the UK.

### Coincidence

![Coincidence](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2025-03/d84a32d3-85eb-4451-8361-fe8cd95b0cb7/51f0fce9-976b-4452-bf25-ee00cecb4d58.png)

- Sometimes what appears to be a correlation is just a coincidence.
 - Example: The lower number of pirates correlates with the higher global temperatures. This is just a coincidence!

## Test yourself on Correlations

- What is the most likely cause of a correlation between two factors that have nothing to do with each other?
- Which of the following correlations is likely caused by another factor in common?
- Which of the following correlations shows a causal relationship?

[Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/16b247b6-777c-44ee-8359-1c94f66e6419/section/debe7144-d601-4b94-b8ef-1a3b4e9294e1/session)

- Previous topic: [11.2.4 Data Patterns](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-4-data-patterns.md)
- Next topic: [11.2.6 Sorting & Classifying](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-6-sorting-and-classifying.md)

## Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum contents

### 1 Year 5: Living Things & Their Habitats
- 1.1 Asexual Reproduction
  - [1.1.1 Basics of Asexual Reproduction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-1-1-basics-of-asexual-reproduction.md)
  - [1.1.2 Uses of Asexual Reproduction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-1-2-uses-of-asexual-reproduction.md)
- 1.2 Sexual Reproduction
  - [1.2.1 Basics of Sexual Reproduction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-2-1-basics-of-sexual-reproduction.md)
  - [1.2.2 Reproductive Cells in Animals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-2-2-reproductive-cells-in-animals.md)
  - [1.2.3 Reproductive Cells in Plants](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-2-3-reproductive-cells-in-plants.md)
- 1.3 Fertilisation
  - [1.3.1 Fertilisation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-3-1-fertilisation.md)
  - [1.3.2 Internal Fertilisation - Type 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-3-2-internal-fertilisation-type-1.md)
  - [1.3.3 Internal Fertilisation - Type 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-3-3-internal-fertilisation-type-2.md)
  - [1.3.4 Internal Fertilisation - Type 3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-3-4-internal-fertilisation-type-3.md)
  - [1.3.5 External Fertilisation in Water](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-3-5-external-fertilisation-in-water.md)
- 1.4 Reproduction in Plants
  - [1.4.1 Sexual Reproduction in Plants - Male](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-4-1-sexual-reproduction-in-plants-male.md)
  - [1.4.2 Sexual Reproduction in Plants - Female](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-4-2-sexual-reproduction-in-plants-female.md)
  - [1.4.3 Pollination](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-4-3-pollination.md)
- 1.5 Life Cycles in Plants
  - [1.5.1 Seeds & Germination](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-5-1-seeds-and-germination.md)
  - [1.5.2 Growth & Pollination](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-5-2-growth-and-pollination.md)
- 1.6 Life Cycles in Mammals
  - [1.6.1 Gestation & Young Mammals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-6-1-gestation-and-young-mammals.md)
  - [1.6.2 Adult Mammals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-6-2-adult-mammals.md)
- 1.7 Life Cycles in Amphibians
  - [1.7.1 Birth & Young Amphibians](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-7-1-birth-and-young-amphibians.md)
  - [1.7.2 Adult Amphibians](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-7-2-adult-amphibians.md)
- 1.8 Life Cycles in Birds
  - [1.8.1 Birds' Eggs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-8-1-birds-eggs.md)
  - [1.8.2 Young & Adult Birds](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-8-2-young-and-adult-birds.md)
- 1.9 Life Cycles in Insects
  - [1.9.1 Eggs & Larva](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-9-1-eggs-and-larva.md)
  - [1.9.2 Pupa & Adults](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-9-2-pupa-and-adults.md)
- 1.10 Understanding the Natural World
  - [1.10.1 Animal Behaviourists](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-10-1-animal-behaviourists.md)
  - [1.10.2 Naturalists](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-10-2-naturalists.md)

### 2 Year 5: Animals (Including Humans)
- 2.1 Humans Life Cycles
  - [2.1.1 Fertilisation & Early Development in Humans](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/2-1-1-fertilisation-and-early-development-in-humans.md)
  - [2.1.2 Adolescence & Adult Humans](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/2-1-2-adolescence-and-adult-humans.md)
- 2.2 Gestation
  - [2.2.1 Early Stages of Gestation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/2-2-1-early-stages-of-gestation.md)
  - [2.2.2 The Umbilical Cord](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/2-2-2-the-umbilical-cord.md)
  - [2.2.3 Foetus & Birth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/2-2-3-foetus-and-birth.md)
  - [2.2.4 Comparing Gestation of Animals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/2-2-4-comparing-gestation-of-animals.md)

### 3 Year 5: Properties & Changes of Materials
- 3.1 Properties of Materials
  - [3.1.1 Materials](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-1-1-materials.md)
  - [3.1.2 Hardness, Solubility, Transparency](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-1-2-hardness-solubility-transparency.md)
  - [3.1.3 Conductors & Magnetic](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-1-3-conductors-and-magnetic.md)
  - [3.1.4 Metals & Wood](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-1-4-metals-and-wood.md)
  - [3.1.5 Plastic](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-1-5-plastic.md)
- 3.2 Separating Mixtures
  - [3.2.1 Salt Separation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-2-1-salt-separation.md)
  - [3.2.2 Separating Solids from Liquids](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-2-2-separating-solids-from-liquids.md)
  - [3.2.3 Physical Changes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-2-3-physical-changes.md)
  - [3.2.4 Chemical Changes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-2-4-chemical-changes.md)
- 3.3 Experiments
  - [3.3.1 Conducting Experiments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-3-1-conducting-experiments.md)

### 4 Year 5: Earth & Space
- 4.1 How Do We Have Night & Day?
  - [4.1.1 The Sun & the Moon](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/4-1-1-the-sun-and-the-moon.md)
  - [4.1.2 Earth and Other Planets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/4-1-2-earth-and-other-planets.md)
  - [4.1.3 The Solar System](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/4-1-3-the-solar-system.md)
  - [4.1.4 Planet Features](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/4-1-4-planet-features.md)
  - [4.1.5 Day & Night](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/4-1-5-day-and-night.md)
  - [4.1.6 Moons of the Solar System](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/4-1-6-moons-of-the-solar-system.md)

### 5 Year 5: Forces
- 5.1 Forces
  - [5.1.1 What are Forces?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-1-1-what-are-forces.md)
  - [5.1.2 What do Forces Do?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-1-2-what-do-forces-do.md)
- 5.2 Forces that Move Objects
  - [5.2.1 Friction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-1-friction.md)
  - [5.2.2 Air Resistance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-2-air-resistance.md)
  - [5.2.3 Reducing Air Resistance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-3-reducing-air-resistance.md)
  - [5.2.4 Water Resistance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-4-water-resistance.md)
  - [5.2.5 Reducing Water Resistance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-5-reducing-water-resistance.md)
  - [5.2.6 The Discovery of Gravity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-6-the-discovery-of-gravity.md)
  - [5.2.7 The Force of Gravity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-7-the-force-of-gravity.md)
  - [5.2.8 Gravity & Other Forces](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-8-gravity-and-other-forces.md)
- 5.3 Gears, Levers & Pulleys
  - [5.3.1 Gears](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-3-1-gears.md)
  - [5.3.2 Levers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-3-2-levers.md)
  - [5.3.3 Pulleys](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-3-3-pulleys.md)

### 6 Year 6: Living Things & Their Habitats
- 6.1 Classification of Living Things
  - [6.1.1 Classification of Living Things](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-1-classification-of-living-things.md)
  - [6.1.2 The Animal Kingdom](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-2-the-animal-kingdom.md)
  - [6.1.3 Vertebrates & Invertebrates](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-3-vertebrates-and-invertebrates.md)
  - [6.1.4 Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-4-fish-amphibians-reptiles.md)
  - [6.1.5 Birds & Mammals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-5-birds-and-mammals.md)
  - [6.1.6 Arthropods, Molluscs, Annelids](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-6-arthropods-molluscs-annelids.md)
  - [6.1.7 The Plant Kingdom](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-7-the-plant-kingdom.md)
  - [6.1.8 Groups of Plants](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-8-groups-of-plants.md)
  - [6.1.9 Microorganisms & Viruses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-9-microorganisms-and-viruses.md)
  - [6.1.10 Using Keys to Classify Living Things](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-10-using-keys-to-classify-living-things.md)

### 7 Year 6: Animals (Including Humans)
- 7.1 The Circulatory System
  - [7.1.1 Blood Cells](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/7-1-1-blood-cells.md)
  - [7.1.2 Substances Transported in the Blood](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/7-1-2-substances-transported-in-the-blood.md)
  - [7.1.3 Blood Vessels](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/7-1-3-blood-vessels.md)
  - [7.1.4 Pulmonary Artery & Pulmonary Vein](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/7-1-4-pulmonary-artery-and-pulmonary-vein.md)
  - [7.1.5 The Heart](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/7-1-5-the-heart.md)
  - [7.1.6 Chambers of the Heart](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/7-1-6-chambers-of-the-heart.md)

### 8 Year 6: Evolution & Inheritance
- 8.1 Evolution
  - [8.1.1 Adaptation to Cold Areas](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-1-adaptation-to-cold-areas.md)
  - [8.1.2 Adaptation to Hot Areas](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-2-adaptation-to-hot-areas.md)
  - [8.1.3 Variation in Humans](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-3-variation-in-humans.md)
  - [8.1.4 Variation in Dogs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-4-variation-in-dogs.md)
  - [8.1.5 Evolution & Mutations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-5-evolution-and-mutations.md)
  - [8.1.6 Examples of Evolution](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-6-examples-of-evolution.md)
  - [8.1.7 Fossils](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-7-fossils.md)
  - [8.1.8 Natural Selection](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-8-natural-selection.md)
  - [8.1.9 Darwin & Wallace](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-9-darwin-and-wallace.md)

### 9 Year 6: Light
- 9.1 How Do We See?
  - [9.1.1 Light](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/9-1-1-light.md)
  - [9.1.2 Light & Shadows](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/9-1-2-light-and-shadows.md)
  - [9.1.3 Reflection](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/9-1-3-reflection.md)
  - [9.1.4 Periscopes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/9-1-4-periscopes.md)

### 10 Year 6: Electricity
- 10.1 What is Electricity?
  - [10.1.1 Electricity, Current & Voltage](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/10-1-1-electricity-current-and-voltage.md)
  - [10.1.2 Electrical Symbols](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/10-1-2-electrical-symbols.md)
  - [10.1.3 Circuit Diagrams: Lamp](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/10-1-3-circuit-diagrams-lamp.md)
  - [10.1.4 Circuit Diagrams: Buzzer](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/10-1-4-circuit-diagrams-buzzer.md)
  - [10.1.5 Electrical Safety](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/10-1-5-electrical-safety.md)

### 11 Year 5 & 6: Working Scientifically
- 11.1 Thinking Scientifically
  - [11.1.1 Scientific Questions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-1-1-scientific-questions.md)
  - [11.1.2 Ideas & Evidence](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-1-2-ideas-and-evidence.md)
  - [11.1.3 Punished Scientists:Galileo Galilei](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-1-3-punished-scientistsgalileo-galilei.md)
  - [11.1.4 Evidence is Not Proof](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-1-4-evidence-is-not-proof.md)
  - [11.1.5 Hypothesis](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-1-5-hypothesis.md)
  - [11.1.6 Theory](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-1-6-theory.md)
- 11.2 Scientific Enquiry
  - [11.2.1 Starting an Enquiry](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-1-starting-an-enquiry.md)
  - [11.2.2 Observations & Testing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-2-observations-and-testing.md)
  - [11.2.3 Research](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-3-research.md)
  - [11.2.4 Data Patterns](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-4-data-patterns.md)
  - [11.2.5 Correlations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-5-correlations.md)
  - [11.2.6 Sorting & Classifying](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-6-sorting-and-classifying.md)
  - [11.2.7 Tools for Sorting & Classifying](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-7-tools-for-sorting-and-classifying.md)
  - [11.2.8 Variables](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-8-variables.md)
- 11.3 Planning an Investigation
  - [11.3.1 Planning an Investigation: Question](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-3-1-planning-an-investigation-question.md)
  - [11.3.2 Planning an Investigation: Equipment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-3-2-planning-an-investigation-equipment.md)
  - [11.3.3 Planning an Investigation: Equipment (2)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-3-3-planning-an-investigation-equipment-2.md)
  - [11.3.4 Planning an Investigation: Measurement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-3-4-planning-an-investigation-measurement.md)
- 11.4 Carrying Out an Investigation
  - [11.4.1 Health & Safety](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-4-1-health-and-safety.md)
  - [11.4.2 Using Equipment Correctly](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-4-2-using-equipment-correctly.md)
  - [11.4.3 Observing, Measuring & Recording](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-4-3-observing-measuring-and-recording.md)
  - [11.4.4 Replication & Annomalies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-4-4-replication-and-annomalies.md)
  - [11.4.5 Recording & Presenting Information](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-4-5-recording-and-presenting-information.md)
- 11.5 Writing Up an Investigation
  - [11.5.1 Writing Up an Investigation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-5-1-writing-up-an-investigation.md)
  - [11.5.2 Presenting Data](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-5-2-presenting-data.md)
  - [11.5.3 Diagrams & Images](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-5-3-diagrams-and-images.md)
- 11.6 Conclusions & Discussions
  - [11.6.1 Writing a Conclusion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-6-1-writing-a-conclusion.md)
  - [11.6.2 Finalising Your Conclusion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-6-2-finalising-your-conclusion.md)
