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๐Ÿš€ The START Competition โ€“ Teaching primary school children how to design and run a scientific experiment called a randomised trial! ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ“Š A fun challenge to explore real-world questions through hands-on science.

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Randomisation (dividing your participants into groups using chance) is one of the most important steps of the START Competition. Don't skip it! It allows the kids to have at least 2 groups for their study, and to compare the differences between them.

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Once your class knows who will take part in their START Competition project, the next step is to divide participants into groups.
This is done using randomisation. Itโ€™s a bit like picking names out of a hat ๐ŸŽฉ

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Who is taking part in your study? Is it the junior class? Your parents?

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As we move into February, your class might already have a question in mind for their START Competition project. Great ๐Ÿ‘
Before starting their study, children need to decide who will take part and collect consent. Asking permission is an essential step and a key part of good research.

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Today is Data Privacy Day ๐Ÿ”’
#believeinscience #Respect

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