FOSSIL EVOLUTION
11.1 identify data
sources to:
(a) Analyse complex problems to determine appropriate ways
in which each aspect may be researched.
(b) Determine the type of data which needs to be collected and explain the qualitative or quantitative analysis that will be required for this data to be useful.
12.3 gather
information from secondary sources by:
(a) Accessing information from a range of resources
including the internet.
(b) Practising efficient data collection techniques to identify useful information in secondary sources.
(d) Summarising and collating information from a range of resources.
12.4 process
information to:
(d) Evaluate the relevance of secondary information and data
in relation to the area of investigation.
(e) Assess the reliability of secondary information and data by considering information from various sources.
13.1 present
information by:
(b) Selecting and using appropriate media to present data
and information.
(c) Selecting and using appropriate format to acknowledge sources of information.
(e) Using a variety of pictorial representations to show relationships and present information clearly and succinctly.
14.1 analyse
information to:
(a) Identify trends, patterns and relationships as well as
contradictions in data and information.
(b) Justify inferences and conclusions.
(c) Identify and explain how data supports or refutes an hypothesis, a prediction or a proposed solution to a problem
(h) Identify examples of the interconnectedness of ideas or scientific principles.
14.2 solve problems
by:
(a) Identifying and explaining the nature of a
problem.
(c) Using identified strategies to develop a range of possible solutions to a particular problem.
14.3 use available
evidence to:
(b) Propose ideas that demonstrate coherence and logical
progression and include correct use of scientific principles
and ideas.
(c) Apply critical thinking in the consideration of predictions, hypotheses and the results of investigations.
(d) Formulate cause and effect relationships.
