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Science / Year 10 / Science Inquiry Skills / Evaluating

Curriculum content descriptions

Critically analyse the validity of information in primary and secondary sources, and evaluate the approaches used to solve problems (ACSIS206)

Elaborations
  • researching the methods used by scientists in studies reported in the media
  • judging the validity of science-related media reports and how these reports might be interpreted by the public
  • describing how scientific arguments, as well as ethical, economic and social arguments, are used to make decisions regarding personal and community issues
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Evaluation,  Test validity,  Problem solving,  Literature reviews

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