Science / Year 7 / Science Inquiry Skills / Evaluating

Curriculum content descriptions

Use scientific knowledge and findings from investigations to evaluate claims based on evidence (ACSIS132)

Elaborations
  • using the evidence provided by scientific investigations to evaluate the claims or conclusions of their peers
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Evidence,  Evaluation

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