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AF 5: Working with evidence Say what went well and what didnt go well With help, say what has happened Suggest what to do next Say how the evidence can be collected differently

AF 5: Working with evidence Suggest an improvement to a plan Link cause and effect Spot simple patternsTalk about problems with the experiment

AF 5: Working with evidence 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

AF 5: Working with evidence Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the method Say whether the results were reliable Spot odd resultsUse more than one piece of evidence to make a conclusion

AF 5: Working with evidence 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

AF 5: Working with evidence 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 measureMake measurements

AF 4: Investigative approaches 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

AF 4: Investigative approaches 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

AF 4: Investigative approaches Explain why you have chosen particular equipment Spot the variables and select the best ones Repeat observations Select the range Make and act on suggestions to control risks

AF 4: Investigative approaches 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

AF 4: Investigative approaches 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

AF3: Communicating and Collaborating 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

AF3: Communicating and Collaborating Select useful ways of presenting information Describe simple scientific ideas

AF3: Communicating and Collaborating 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

AF3: Communicating and Collaborating 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

AF3: Communicating and Collaborating 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

AF2:Understanding applications Say how and why science and technology are used or have changed Say how science is used in your life

AF2:Understanding applications 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

AF2:Understanding applications 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

AF2:Understanding applications 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

AF2:Understanding applications 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

AF1: Thinking scientifically Compare features Sort things into groups Answer questions about things you have seen With help, say what evidence is needed

AF1: Thinking scientifically 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

AF1: Thinking scientifically 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

AF1: Thinking scientifically 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

AF1: Thinking scientifically 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

AF1: Thinking scientifically 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 further questions be answered