Evidence Supporting Ideas

ScienceScientific InquiryAges 9–11

Identify scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments, evaluating the strength of evidence

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5 before · 2 after

Before

Drawing conclusions from evidence (age 9+)Required first Learning from Mistakes Inferring Characters' Feelings and Motives Science Can Be Revised Correlation vs Causation

This concept

Evidence Supporting IdeasMeta concept

Changing Scientific Knowledge Drawing conclusions from evidence (age 12+)

Check understanding

Distinguish between a claim and the evidence supporting it
Evaluate whether evidence is strong (fair test, multiple trials) or weak (single observation, no controls)
Identify when evidence supports or refutes a scientific idea and explain why

“When your child reads a science claim — like 'plants grow faster with music' — can they evaluate whether the evidence actually supports it or if the test wasn't fair?”

Curriculum record

Type: Meta
Subject: Science
Domain: Scientific Inquiry
Age range: Ages 9–11

Standards

uk-nc-2013:KS2U.Sci.WS.6