Monthly · January 2027 · S4⏱ 25 min · 👨👩👧 Parent present
🏆 January Challenge
Investigate one health question properly.
🎯 Today's goal: The January challenge: take one genuine health question and investigate it with full rigour.
🔥 Warm Up
Warm Up
What is one health question you have genuinely wanted to understand better?
"Today you investigate it properly — not just reading the first answer you find."
🤖 The Activity
Main Activity
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I want to properly understand: [child's health question]. Help me: (1) identify what the scientific consensus is, (2) identify where there is genuine uncertainty or debate, (3) identify the best primary sources to read. Do not just give me the answer — help me understand the landscape of evidence.
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Here is what I found: [describe what they found]. Now help me assess the quality of the evidence. Is this well-established science? Emerging research? Contested? How confident should I be?
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Write a 3-paragraph summary of what we actually know about [the question] — including what we don't know, and what someone should do with this information.
🧩 The Twist
Go Deeper
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What is one thing about your health question that even experts genuinely disagree on? What does that disagreement tell us about the limits of current knowledge?
🛡️ Safety Moment
“All five rules — January reminder”
New year. All five rules from memory.
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January Champion Badge 🏆
Investigated a real health question with genuine scientific rigour
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Parent Notes
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What they learned
Applied health literacy to something personally meaningful.
Questions to ask
What did you find?
How confident are you in the answer?
What would you need to see to be more certain?
What to watch for
The investigation process is the learning — not just the answer.