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'''Scientific Enquiries''' give us a way to find out what is true and what is not.
====The right question====
: The For a '''Scientific Enquiry''' the question you start with is very important.
: Some questions cannot be tested with an [[experiment]] or an [[Investigation|investigation]], so they are not good questions. For example; what colour is better, red or blue? You cannot measure how good a colour is and everyone will have different opinions so this cannot be tested.
: Some questions cannot be tested with experiment, but can be investigated. For example; how many legs does an insect have? You cannot do an experiment to find this, you must investigate by going out and catching many insects and counting the number of legs on each to see if it's always the same.
====The right test====
: The For a '''Scientific Enquiry''' the [[Experiment ]] and [[Investigation ]] must test the question.====: The [[experiment ]] or [[investigation ]] must be designed well to answer the question. If your question is You cannot measure the height of a person by counting the number of toes they have. You cannot find out "how many cans will fit in a shopping bag?" You cannot answer that question if , in your [[experiment ]], you put other things in the bag as well, or the cans are all different sizes, that would not be a [[Fair Test|fair test]].
===Examples===
Question: Which material; cling film, foil, paper or cloth can protect chocolate from absorbing the taste of other foods?
Experiment: Get 4 pieces of chocolate and wrap each one in the different materials. Place them in a sealed container with crushed garlic inside. Wait for a week and then taste each chocolate.
Question: Which of these dissolves in water: Sand, Salt, Flour, Sugar?
Experiment: Pour the same amount of water in 4 cups. Put the same amount of sand, flour, salt and sugar in each one. Stir them each for the same amount of time. If the water is cloudy or the powder sinks to the bottom then it hasn't dissolved. If the water turns clear and the powder can't be seen, then is has dissolved.