Key Stage 2
Meaning
Evidence is anything which proves an idea is true.
Meaning
- When a person makes a claim, others will ask for evidence that it is true. If someone told you that broccoli ice cream tasted good, you may want to test it yourself before you believe them.
- There are many different kinds of evidence.
- Some evidence is strong and other evidence is weak.
- Strong evidence would be showing that something is true with an experiment.
- Weak evidence would be believing something because someone told you it was true.
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Evidence is anything which proves an idea is true.
Meaning
- When a person makes a claim, others will ask for evidence that it is true.
- There are many different kinds of evidence:
- Scientific Evidence - The observations, readings or measurements that a scientist will use to test whether a hypothesis is correct.
- Empirical Evidence - A type of Scientific Evidence that relies on an experiment which can be repeated to get the same results and reproduced by others to get the same results.
- Observational Evidence - A type of Scientific Evidence that relies on observations which an be repeated to get the same results and reproduced by others to get the same results.
- Non-scientific Evidence - Evidence which can be repeated or reproduced.
- Anecdotal Evidence - A type of non-scientific evidence that relies on someones personal experience which cannot be repeated or reproduced so no one can double check if it's true.
- Scientific Evidence - The observations, readings or measurements that a scientist will use to test whether a hypothesis is correct.