Grade 6 · Science · Lesson 8

Design a Mini-Lab Independently

You have asked testable questions, designed fair tests, collected reliable data, and written claims backed by evidence. Now it is time to put the whole pipeline together yourself. A mini-lab is a small, self-designed experiment that fits on one page. The point of writing the plan first — before you touch any tool — is so another student could pick up your sheet, follow it, and get the same kind of result you did.

What this lesson teaches

1Plan a mini-lab from question to conclusion in six labeled sections
2Write a procedure another student could repeat without asking questions
3Match each plan section to the exact information that belongs in it
4Spot weak plan habits and fix them before running the experiment

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