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==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
'''Evidence''' is the observations and measurements a [[scientist]] gets from anything which proves an [[investigation]]idea is true.
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Evidence'''
: Plural [[Noun]]: '''Evidence'''
===About EvidenceMeaning===: There are different kinds of When a person makes a claim, others will ask for '''evidence''' but scientists don't trust all of them.: In science '''evidence''' must be [[repeatable]]that it is true. If someone told you make an observation or measurement oncethat broccoli ice cream tasted good, you should be able may want to do test it again and again and the yourself before you believe them.: There are many different kinds of [[resultsevidence]] shouldn't change.: In science '''evidence''' must be Some [[reproducibleevidence]]is strong and other evidence is weak. So if one person makes an : Strong [[Observe|observationevidence]] or would be showing that something is true with an experiment.: Weak [[Measure|measurementevidence]], every other scientist in the world should would be able to make the same [[Observe|observation]]. If they cannot; then scientists don't accept believing something because someone told you it as good evidence. ===Examples=== {| class="wikitable"|-|'''Claim'''|'''Evidence'''|-| style="height:50px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | Plants need water to livewas true.| style="height:50px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | Plants in dry soil wilt and then die.|-| style="height:50px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | Paper is flammable.| style="height:50px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | When you place a flame under paper the paper catches fire.|-| style="height:50px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | Cats are mammals.| style="height:50px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | They have fur, they give birth to live babies, they feed their babies with milk.|}
==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[['''Evidence]] ''' is anything which proves an idea is the true.: Singular [[observationNoun]]s, : '''Evidence''': Plural [[Reading|readingsNoun]] or [[Measure|measurements]] that a [[scientist]] will use to test whether a [[hypothesis]] is correct.: '''Evidence'''
===About EvidenceMeaning===: When a person makes a claim, others will ask for '''evidence''' that it is true.: There are many different kinds of [[evidence]] but scientists don't trust all of them.:: In science *[[evidenceScientific Evidence]] must be - The [[repeatableobservation]]. If you make an s, [[observationReading|readings]] or [[measureMeasure|measurements]]ment once, you should be able that a [[scientist]] will use to do it again and again and the test whether a [[resultshypothesis]] shouldn't changeis correct.: In science **[[evidenceEmpirical Evidence]] must be - A type of [[reproducibleScientific Evidence]]. So if one person makes that relies on an [[Observe|observationexperiment]] or which can be [[Measurerepeatable|measurementrepeated]], every other scientist in the world should be able to make get the same [[Observeresults]] and [[reproducible|observationreproduced]]. If they cannot; then scientists don't accept it as good by others to get the same [[evidenceresults]].: Stories, or **[[observe|observationsObservational Evidence]] made by non-scientists, A type of [[Scientific Evidence]] that cannot relies on [[observation]]s which an be [[repeatable|repeated]] are called to get the same [[results]] and [[Anecdotal Evidencereproducible|anecdotal evidencereproduced]] which is not accepted by scientists because people could have made a mistake or be lyingothers to get the same [[results]].  ===Examples===The Earth is Round:Observation *Non-scientific Evidence - The tip of a mast always appears before the rest of the ship on an ocean[[Evidence]] which can be [[repeatable|repeated]] or [[reproducible|reproduced]].Measurements :**[[Anecdotal Evidence]] - On the 23rd A type of June a stick at the equator has non-scientific evidence that relies on someones personal experience which cannot be [[repeatable|repeated]] or [[reproducible|reproduced]] so no shadow. In Alexandria the shadow is 3cm long, in Paris one can double check if it is 5cm long and in London the shadow is 8cm long's true.