Teacher guide · Curious Lab · Medium · about 30 min
🧐 Myth or Fact?
Pupils practise curiosity and problem solving through "Myth or Fact?": Quick-fire investigate, then decide.
Lesson guide
1. Hook · 5 min
Show the 🧐 mission title and read the opening: "Goldfish have a three-second memory.". Take three quick guesses.
2. Model · 5 min
Think aloud through the first step together. Use Sniff the Beagle's line as your prompt: "Great question! Ready to dig one layer deeper? Pick your next mission below."
3. Do · 10 min
Pairs work through the 4 steps on screen or on the printed sheet. Circulate and ask "why?"
4. Discuss · 10 min
Use two or three of the discussion questions. Ask pairs to share different answers, not just correct ones.
5. Reflect · 5 min
Exit ticket: one sentence on how they used curiosity today.
Discussion questions
- What was the hardest choice in "Myth or Fact?", and why?
- Goldfish have a three-second memory — explain your reasoning to a partner.
- Honey never spoils — explain your reasoning to a partner.
- You only use 10% of your brain — explain your reasoning to a partner.
- Where could you use curiosity outside school this week?
- If you did this again, what would you change?
Adapting it
Support: Read prompts aloud, pair with a confident partner, and accept spoken or drawn answers for writing steps.
Stretch: Ask pupils to create their own extra step for a partner and explain the correct answer.
Curriculum links
- National Curriculum: Science: working scientifically — asking questions and observing
- National Curriculum: Geography/History: enquiry and using sources
- PSHE: Living in the wider world: media literacy and checking information
Pupil sheet
🧐 Myth or Fact?
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
1. Goldfish have a three-second memory.
☐ Myth
☐ Fact
2. Honey never spoils.
☐ Myth
☐ Fact
3. You only use 10% of your brain.
☐ Myth
☐ Fact
4. How could you check a claim like these yourself?