❓ Think like a scientist
Scientific inquiry is the cycle scientists follow: Observe → Ask → Predict → Plan → Investigate → Collect Evidence → Analyse → Explain → Conclude → Apply.
🔁 The inquiry cycle
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👀 Observe
Notice carefully with your senses.
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❓ Ask
Turn your wonder into a question.
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🔮 Predict
Make your best guess — a hypothesis!
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📋 Plan
Decide what you will change and measure.
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🧪 Investigate
Run the test fairly.
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📊 Collect Evidence
Write down what happened.
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🔍 Analyse
Look for patterns in your data.
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💡 Explain
Say what the evidence tells you.
9
🏁 Conclude
Was your prediction supported?
10
🌍 Apply
Use what you learned somewhere new.
Different activities need different stages — that is fine! Inquiry is a habit of thinking, not a rigid checklist.
👀 Observation vs inference
🛠️ Question builder
Scientists ask questions that can be tested. Build one with the tool below!
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Does the amount of sunlight affect plant growth?