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Pick a water question you would like an adult to help investigate or look up. Say why it interests you.

Safe next-question examples: what extra clue would help us explain a smaller puddle; what would make a tray comparison fair; which responsible public source names a town supply?

Use the supplied safe examples if you prefer; no weather data or personal details are required.

Try one small explanation, then stop or return later. Tell or show it in your usual way: words, drawing, pointing, signing, typing, dictation or your communication device. Work quietly or privately, pause, ask for a helper, or return later. Sharing and recording are optional.

Grown-up help

**Useful response:** A question is a next step. It does not show that an investigation happened or that a model forecast rain. No equipment purchase, water handling, trip or private household data is required. Keep this ordinary practice separate from new assessment sources. [Full lesson](../lessons/day-40.html) · [Checked fact/source limits](../references/PRIMARY-READING.html) Modified from [Year 4 Science alignment](https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/downloads/aciqv9/science/curriculum/ac9_science_yr4_as_cd_alignment.pdf), [standard elaborations](https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/downloads/aciqv9/science/assessment/ac9_science_se_yr4.pdf) and [Years 3–4 techniques and conditions](https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/downloads/aciqv9/science/assessment/ac9_science_tc_yr3-4.pdf), © State of Queensland ([QCAA](https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/copyright)) 2023, covered [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) with exceptions. Our task criteria are original; these are not official A–E bands. Actual folio and on-balance professional judgment remain necessary.