Planning an Investigation: Equipment
Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 11.3.2
Planning an Investigation: Equipment
Before starting your investigation, you need to think about the equipment you will need. Is that equipment available in your school?
Special equipment
- The question ‘What happens in the brain when we eat chocolate?’ is difficult to investigate with an experiment in school.
- You would need a lot of special equipment.
- The special equipment needed would not be available in school.
Types of investigation
- You will have to decide what type of investigation will answer your question.
- An investigation can be research, an observation, a ‘fair test’ experiment, etc.
- You may be able to find out what you need through research online (or in books) if you don't have access to the right equipment.
Test yourself on Planning an Investigation: Equipment
Before you start an investigation, what should you check?
What questions require special equipment that is not available in your school?