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15 minutes · Explain the order of a scientific investigation.

Narrate an investigation so the reason for the order is clear.

1. Ask which bed keeps water longer.2. Predict the shaded bed stays wetter.3. Measure both beds at the same times.4. Compare the measurements.5. State a conclusion that matches the data.
Soil moisture investigation. The class tested shaded and sunny beds.

The class began with a question and a prediction. Measuring both beds at the same times made the comparison fair. The conclusion had to wait until the measurements were compared, because a prediction is not evidence.

The sequence explains why the conclusion cannot come first.