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Whats your grade??If you are working at a grade F, you can
Remember some scientific facts Use simple maths and Literacy
skills Remember and use a few facts that you have learnt Know how
scientific information is collected Know how we use Science in
everyday life Describe some benefits and drawbacks of some
scientific developments Plan an investigation with help Follow
instructions to do practical work safely dentify simple patterns in
data you have collected Show evidence as tables! pie charts and bar
graphs "ive a simple conclusion about the evidence you have
collected #e aware that decisions have to be made about some uses
of Science
If you are working at a grade C, you can
Show a good knowledge and understanding of Science Use
scientific words appropriately Use good Literacy skills Use simple
e$uations! averages! percentages and decimals Know how scientific
evidence is collected Say how scientific knowledge and theories are
changed when we find new
evidence Describe how and why decisions about the use of science
are made Show that you understand risks and benefits of scientific
advances! including
some ethical issues Plan an investigation or solve a problem
using your scientific knowledge %arry out practical tasks safely!
using e$uipment properly nterpret the data you have collected
&ake suggestions to improve practical work
Plot graphs! including a line of best fit "ive conclusions that
e'plain the evidence you have found
If you are working at a grade A, you can
Show a detailed understanding of science Use technical
vocabulary appropriately Demonstrate clear communication skills #e
able to rearrange e$uations and use standard form Understand
relationships between data! evidence and scientific theories
('plain how scientific theories can be changed by new evidence
)pply scientific knowledge to a range of tasks and situations
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Plan a scientific task to solve a problem effectively Describe
how! and why! decisions about the use of science are made* and
use
this knowledge in unfamiliar situations +ave a good
understanding of benefits and risks of scientific advances and
identify related ethical issues %hose appropriate methods to
collect scientific data safely and skilfully nterpret the data and
present it appropriately #e able to calculate gradients of a graph
and use appropriate a'es and scales Use statistical methods to
present data! including bo' plots and histograms ,ustify
conclusions consistent with the evidence available Suggest
improvements to methods used to make the evidence more reliable
