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AF 5: Working with evidence

Say what went well and what didn’t go

well

With help, say what has happened

Suggest what to do next

Say how the evidence can be

collected differently


Suggest an improvement to a

plan

Link cause and effect

Spot simple patterns Talk about problems with the experiment


Suggest more than one improvement to

the plan

Give a reason for making this

improvement

Describe a relationship in the

data

Say what evidence you have used to

make a conclusion


Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of

the method

Say whether the results were reliable

Spot odd results Use more than one piece of evidence to make a conclusion


Say how the plan gives reliable and

accurate data

Explain any anomalies and say

why repeating results improves

reliability

Explain how choosing different data could

lead to different conclusions being

made

Explain any inconsistencies in the

data.Comment on how

reliable the range is


Explain how the planning can be

changed

Plot raw data

Comment on the accuracy of data

Use conflicting evidence

Evaluate conclusions written by others

Identify relationships

Make further predictions

AF 4: Investigative approaches

Have an idea about how to find things

out

Say what to look for

Say what to measure Make measurements


Choose from a list the items to use in

an experiment

Choose from a list one control variable

Say what has been observed

Say why instructions keep you safe


Choose the best equipment to use

Decide whether to use a fair test

Say what the range is

Take measurements

Say how and when someone might be

harmed


Explain why you have chosen

particular equipment

Spot the variables and select the best

ones

Repeat observationsSelect the range

Make and act on suggestions to control risks


Change the independent variable

Explain the difference between

the variables

Explain how data will be collected and

measurements taken

Work out hazards and how to avoid the

risks


Come up with questions that we can investigate

Take into account variables that cannot

be controlled

Explain how to make the data more

reliable

Use information to make sure you are

working as safely as possible

AF3: Communicating and Collaborating

Present ideas with help

Use simple words to describe ideas

With help, find things out

Say how others have helped


Draw tables and bar charts

Show what you have found out

Say how working as a team has helped improve learning

Use some scientific terms


Select useful ways of presenting information

Describe simple scientific ideas


Select the best way to present data

Describe scientific ideas clearly

Support or challenge arguments, using

evidence not opinion

Describe how working together can

improve an investigation


Independently select the best way to

present data and say why this is best

Recognise different types of evidence

Identify bias in evidence

Present evidence clearly


Present ideas using the correct symbols, diagrams and graphs

Explain how evidence might be

biased

Explain how experts work together to develop an idea

AF2:Understanding applications

Say whether science and technology are

helpful

Spot people who use science to help

others

Say what you feel about developments


Say how and why science and

technology are used or have changed

Say how science is used in your life


Identify the good and bad uses of science

and technology

Say how science is used in different

ways

Spot aspects of science in different

jobs

Say how different jobs use science


Say whether it is right or wrong to use

technology

Describe different viewpoints about

technology

Say how science and technology affect

people

Say how scientific ideas have been

developed


Describe how science and technology are

used in different cultures

Describe how some developments have been used to ask or answer questions

Explain how some science and

technology helps society

Describe how people use science in their

jobs


Use arguments to justify developments and evaluate these

Explain how creative thinking has helped

science develop

Explain how science has changed the world around us

Explain how evidence has

supported accepted ideas

AF1: Thinking scientifically

Compare features Sort things into groups

Answer questions about things you

have seen

With help, say what evidence is needed


Compare features Sort things into groups

Answer questions about things you

have seen

With help, say what evidence is needed


Make a model to represent an idea we

have seen

Spot differences, similarities and

changes

Use ideas to answer questions

Use evidence to say what has happened


Describe ideas using the correct terms

Make a physical model

Say when evidence is for or against and

argument

Use scientific terms and facts to describe

processes

Say when evidence supports an idea


Explain ideas using models

Describe ideas using models of more than

one step

Suggest how scientists develop ideas by looking at

problems in different ways

Give examples of instances where science cannot

answer the question


Use models to explain new ideas and say why the

model is good or bad

Describe evidence which supports or disproves an idea

Explain how ideas change as new

evidence is discussed

Describe evidence which supports or

disproves accepted or developing ideas


Develop original models and justify the selection of a

model

Consider all evidence and explain why

some is more important

Explain how scientists accept or reject ideas using

peer review

Explain how evidence can help

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