Presenting Findings to Someone Else

Lab Brief #11

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

What you'll learn

A finding nobody understands has not been communicated. Lead with what you found, show the evidence that supports it, and say what you are unsure about. The order matters: conclusion first, detail second.

Key words

audience
The people a piece of communication is written for.
uncertainty
How confident you are in a result, stated honestly.

Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Get ready

🧰 What you need

notebook
stopwatch

⚠️ Safety first

Have an adult check your set-up before you start, and tidy everything away afterwards.

Step 1 of 4 · Read

Think about what you just learned: say what "audience" and "uncertainty" mean in your own words before you start.

Step 2 of 4 · Do

Present one investigation twice in ninety seconds each: once to a scientist and once to a six-year-old. List the three things you changed and why each change suited that audience.

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

Record what actually happened, including anything that did not match what you expected.

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Write a conclusion that answers the question this lesson opened with, and state your uncertainty.

Question 1 of 2

A clear report leads with:

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 2

Stating your uncertainty makes a result:

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Mind = blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

Nice work!

You got 0 of 2 right.

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