AC9S8I07 Year 8 Science

This Content Descriptor from Year 8 Science provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

construct evidence-based arguments to support conclusions or evaluate claims and consider any ethical issues and cultural protocols associated with using or citing secondary data or information

Elaborations

• 1 evaluating the quality of evidence of primary and secondary sources used when constructing an argument to support a conclusion or claim
• 2 examining competing ideas, differences in methods and sources of error when constructing an argument
• 3 acknowledging and considering the ethical issues or cultural protocols when using or citing secondary data, such as acknowledging sources and respecting cultural protocols around sharing of particular information
• 4 analysing what evidence would be necessary to support the conclusion that all buildings in an earthquake area should be made of bamboo
• 5 evaluating a claim that one brand of battery lasts longer than another brand of battery

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