It takes time to do the experiments. Where should the children keep the woodlice between experiments?

In a damp, airy box with leaf litter

In a dry, plastic container above a radiator

Josh has a choice chamber. It is divided into four. One part he leaves empty. What should he do with the other three?

Put a little water into one of them

Cover one in card to make it dark

Put a few leaves into one of them

Kim helps Josh with his experiment. They put the twenty woodlice into the choice chamber. What should they do?

Leave the woodlice for one minute

Leave the woodlice for ten minutes

Ryan is going to get the results. What should he do?

Count how many woodlice are in the empty chamber

Count how many woodlice are in the wet chamber

Count how many woodlice are in each chamber

See where the biggest woodlouse has gone

Joe is going to write down the results. What should he do?

Write each one on a scrap of paper

How can they display their results?

With drawings of the four chambers

How can they tell other people about their results?

By doing all three of these things

Josh says he thinks they should repeat the experiment. Why does Josh think they should repeat the experiment?

Because it isn’t home time yet

Because he doesn’t like their results

Because he likes investigating woodlice

Because he wants to check if the woodlice do the same thing again

They decide to repeat the experiment. Kim says he thinks they should use the same 20 woodlice. But Joe says they should use a fresh group of 20 woodlice. Why does Joe say this?

Because the first 20 woodlice may have learned where to go

Because he wants to collect more woodlice

Because it’s fun looking under logs

What should the children do with the woodlice after they have finished their experiments?

Carefully put them back where they came from

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KS1 Science Investigating - Minibeasts Quiz

In Science lessons, children carry out a number of experiments with minibeasts using choice chambers. This not only helps them cultivate a scientific mind, but…

Written by Dr. Emma ClarkeReviewed by Dr. Emma ClarkeUpdated 17 Mar 2026

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Topic: Investigating Minibeasts

Questions: 10

Duration: 10 min

Difficulty: ★★ Medium

Focus: applying Investigating Minibeasts with consistent method and answer precision.

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In Science lessons, children carry out a number of experiments with minibeasts using choice chambers. This not only helps them cultivate a scientific mind, but gives them a respect for the natural world. Help your child investigate and understand the world by playing this year 1 and year 2 KS1 quiz

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