AF1.4
AF1 — Thinking scientifically
Thread 4 — Provisional nature of scientific evidence
- Level 8
- Analyse the development of scientific theories through the emergence of new, accepted ideas and evidence.
- Level 7
- Explain how different pieces of evidence support accepted scientific ideas or contribute to questions that science cannot fully answer.
- Level 6
- Describe some scientific evidence that supports or refutes particular ideas or arguments, including those in development.
- Level 5
- Recognise scientific questions that do not yet have definitive answers
- Level 4
- Identify scientific evidence that is being used to support or refute ideas or arguments.
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