1.2 How science works – Practical and enquiry skills
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click1.2f Working critically with secondary evidence |
| describe how a conclusion is based on evidence, e.g. describe how evidence about the effect of various types of food on health might influence a diet
| offer reasons for the strength of the link between the evidence and the conclusion, e.g. in data on factors affecting road safety, whether the data show a clear trend with a strong correlation and link with scientific ideas to explain causality
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| look for other possible conclusions that could be drawn from a set of data
| describe the connection between data and conclusion, e.g. understanding that the data relating to road traffic accidents at a location may be used to make a case for installing safety measures
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| identify what constitutes a pattern or trend, e.g. being able to see that planets a greater distance from the Sun have a longer period of orbit
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