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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A [[theory]] may refer to a belief or idea a person has or it may refer to a [[Scientific Theory|scientific theory]] which is a set of scientific facts linked together to [[explain]] an [[observation]].
===About Theories===
: The word [[theory]] means something very different in the public than it does in [[science]].
: In the public a [[theory]] is often no better than a guess.
: In science a [[theory]] is backed up by [[Scientific Evidence|scientific evidence]] which has stood against multiple attempts to prove it wrong, which have all failed, suggesting the [[Scientific Theory|scientific '''theory''']] is likely to be true.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A [[theory]] may refer to a belief or idea a person has or it may refer to a [[Scientific Theory|scientific theory]] which is a set of scientific facts linked together to [[explain]] an [[observation]].
===About Theories===
: The word [[theory]] means something very different in the public than it does in [[science]].
: In the public a [[theory]] is often no better than a guess.
: In science a [[theory]] is backed up by [[Scientific Evidence|scientific evidence]] which can be [[repeatable|repeated]] and [[reproducible|reproduced]] and that [[Scientific Theory|scientific '''theory''']] has stood against multiple attempts to prove it wrong, which have all failed, suggesting the [[Scientific Theory|scientific '''theory''']] is likely to be true.
===Meaning===
A [[theory]] may refer to a belief or idea a person has or it may refer to a [[Scientific Theory|scientific theory]] which is a set of scientific facts linked together to [[explain]] an [[observation]].
===About Theories===
: The word [[theory]] means something very different in the public than it does in [[science]].
: In the public a [[theory]] is often no better than a guess.
: In science a [[theory]] is backed up by [[Scientific Evidence|scientific evidence]] which has stood against multiple attempts to prove it wrong, which have all failed, suggesting the [[Scientific Theory|scientific '''theory''']] is likely to be true.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A [[theory]] may refer to a belief or idea a person has or it may refer to a [[Scientific Theory|scientific theory]] which is a set of scientific facts linked together to [[explain]] an [[observation]].
===About Theories===
: The word [[theory]] means something very different in the public than it does in [[science]].
: In the public a [[theory]] is often no better than a guess.
: In science a [[theory]] is backed up by [[Scientific Evidence|scientific evidence]] which can be [[repeatable|repeated]] and [[reproducible|reproduced]] and that [[Scientific Theory|scientific '''theory''']] has stood against multiple attempts to prove it wrong, which have all failed, suggesting the [[Scientific Theory|scientific '''theory''']] is likely to be true.