Science · Stage 6

Challenge: Cross-Topic Olympiad

The toughest questions mix forces, energy and data all at once — read the table one row at a time, then ask the real question: does the pattern actually back the claim?

✦ Science📘 Stage 6 · S6⏱ ~14 min🧒 Ages 10–12★ Free to start

I can work out questions like: “Does the table's pattern support 'a harder push sends the car farther'?”

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Kavi and the Olympiad Table

It's the Science Olympiad final! 🏅 Kavi spreads out a page of numbers and grins. "The hard questions mix forces, energy AND data — but I beat them one strand at a time. Here's my secret weapon: before I believe any claim, I check the table's pattern. Do the numbers really move the way the claim says? Read the rows in order… and watch the answer appear!"

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What your child will learn

1Does the table back the claim?A claim is only as strong as the numbers behind it. Tap each part of the method.

2A real table of results

3Supported — or not?Read each tiny table, spot the trend, then decide if it backs the claim. Tap to check, then tap Next test!

4Backed by the table vs jumping past itThe same numbers — but one scientist stays honest and one over-reaches. Tap each card.

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A peek inside

The pushing test. A toy car was pushed down the same track three times, a little harder each go: soft → 20 cm, medium → 40 cm, hard → 65 cm. Does this table support the claim 'a harder push sends the car farther'?

First I read the distances in order as the push gets harder: 20, then 40, then 65 cm. They RISE every time. Next I check the claim's direction: 'harder push → farther' also says the distance should rise. The trend matches the claim. Last I check it is fair — same car, same track, only the push changed — so the pattern is trustworthy. All three checks pass.

Try this at home: A car rolled 20, 40 and 60 cm after softer-to-harder pushes. Does the table back 'a harder push sends the car farther', and how do you know?

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