Consider ‘what may happen if…?’ with the Great Science Prediction Prompts!

SUPPORTING GREAT SCIENTIFIC Enquiry

A prediction is when we think about what might happen in the future. Predictions are best written when linked to what the pupils know already, draw on their previous experiences, observations and learning.

TIPS FOR CREATING PREDICTIONs:

• Encourage pupils to talk about the reasoning behind their predictions, using ‘because…’

• Help pupils to understand that sometimes what happens in an enquiry doesn’t match what they predict. This doesn’t make their data wrong, or their prediction incorrect. This is part of the learning process.

• If you forgot to consider a prediction at the start, encourage pupils to say whether what happened was what they expected to happen. It can be a useful reflective exercise anyway.