Theory
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A theory may refer to a belief or idea a person has or it may refer to a scientific theory which is a set of scientific facts linked together to explain an observation.
About Theories
- The word theory means something very different in the public than it does in science.
- In the public a theory is often no better than a guess.
- In science a theory is backed up by scientific evidence which has stood against multiple attempts to prove it wrong, which have all failed, suggesting the scientific theory is likely to be true.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A theory may refer to a belief or idea a person has or it may refer to a scientific theory which is a set of scientific facts linked together to explain an observation.
About Theories
- The word theory means something very different in the public than it does in science.
- In the public a theory is often no better than a guess.
- In science a theory is backed up by scientific evidence which can be repeated and reproduced and that scientific theory has stood against multiple attempts to prove it wrong, which have all failed, suggesting the scientific theory is likely to be true.
References
AQA
- Theories, changes over time, pages 145-6, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Theories, page 1, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Theories, page 2, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, AQA
- Theories, page 2, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Theories, page 2, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Chemistry, CGP, AQA
- Theories, pages 1, 2, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
- Theories, pages 2, 3, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
- Theories, pages 2, 3, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA
- Theories, pages 2, 3, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA