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.
- Ideas of Science
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