14 Big ideas in Science (Harlen, 2010)

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  • Harlen's (2010) 14 big ideas in Science
    • Ideas of Science
      • All material in the Universe is made of very small particles.
      • Objects can affect other objects at a distance.
      • Changing the movement of an object requires a net force to be acting on it.
      • The total amount of energy in the Universe is always the same, but energy can be transformed when things change or are made to happen.
      • The composition of the Earth and its atmosphere and the processes occurring within them shape the Earth’s surface and its climate.
      • The solar system is a very small part of one of millions of galaxies in the Universe.
      • Organisms are organised on a cellular basis.
      • Organisms require a supply of energy and materials for which they are often dependent on or in competition with other organisms.
      • Genetic information is passed down from one generation of organisms to another.
      • The diversity of organisms, living and extinct, is the result of evolution.
    • Ideas about Science
      • The knowledge produced by science is used in some technologies to create products to serve human needs.
      • Scientific explanations, theories and models are those that best fit the facts known at a particular time.
      • Applications of science often have ethical, social, economic and political implications.
      • Science assumes that for every effect there is one or more causes.

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