AC9S9I06
Year 9
Science
AC9S9I06 | Year 9 Science: Evaluating
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor assess the validity and reproducibility of methods and evaluate the validity of conclusions and claims, including by identifying assumptions, conflicting evidence and areas of uncertainty
Strand
Science inquiry
Substrand
Evaluating
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 9 Science. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration discussing what is meant by ‘validity’ and how the validity of information in secondary sources can be evaluated
- • Elaboration identifying gaps or weaknesses in conclusions and relating these to the validity and reproducibility of the method
- • Elaboration identifying assumptions in methods and determining the impact these could have on the validity of the conclusion
- • Elaboration analysing methods and conclusions to identify facts or premises that are taken for granted to be true, and evaluating the reasonableness of those assumptions
- • Elaboration considering if areas of uncertainty could lead to a viable alternative conclusion
- • Elaboration considering how general practitioners manage conflicting evidence to diagnose illness
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