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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===: When a person makes a claim, others will ask for '''evidence''' that it is true. If someone told you that broccoli ice cream tasted good, you may want to test it yourself before you believe them.: There are many different kinds of [[evidence but scientists don't trust all of them]].: In science Some [[evidence must be repeatable. If you make an observation or measurement once, you should be able to do it again ]] is strong and again and the result shouldn't changeother evidence is weak.: In science Strong [[evidence must ]] would be reproducibleshowing that something is true with an experiment. So if one person makes an observation or measurement, every other scientist in the world should : Weak [[evidence]] would be able to make the same observation. If they cannot then scientists don't accept believing something because someone told you it as good evidencewas true.
==ExamplesKey Stage 3=====Meaning==='''Evidence''' is anything which proves an idea is true.: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Evidence''': Plural [[Noun]]: '''Evidence''' ===Meaning===: When a person makes a claim, others will ask for '''evidence''' that it is true.: There are many different kinds of [[evidence]]::*[[Scientific Evidence]] - The [[observation]]s, [[Reading|readings]] or [[Measure|measurements]] that a [[scientist]] will use to test whether a [[hypothesis]] is correct.:**[[Empirical Evidence]] - A type of [[Scientific Evidence]] that relies on an [[experiment]] which can be [[repeatable|repeated]] to get the same [[results]] and [[reproducible|reproduced]] by others to get the same [[results]].:**[[Observational Evidence]] - A type of [[Scientific Evidence]] that relies on [[observation]]s which an be [[repeatable|repeated]] to get the same [[results]] and [[reproducible|reproduced]] by others to get the same [[results]].:*Non-scientific Evidence - [[Evidence]] which can be [[repeatable|repeated]] or [[reproducible|reproduced]].:**[[Anecdotal Evidence]] - A type of non-scientific evidence that relies on someones personal experience which cannot be [[repeatable|repeated]] or [[reproducible|reproduced]] so no one can double check if it's true. ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning==='''Evidence''' is anything which proves an idea is true.: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Evidence''': Plural [[Noun]]: '''Evidence'''
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=Key Stage 3UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=47c8d1ae58d8b3a5e2094cd447154558 ''Evidence, page 270, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']:[[Observations]]https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Evidence, page 282, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, [[Reading|readingsAQA '']] or ====Edexcel==== :[[Measurement|measurementshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945733/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945733&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=2a2dbec9db6bf5766c0458d908fa0a52 ''Evidence, page 2, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']] a :[[scientisthttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945725/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945725&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=694be7494de75af3349537d34e13f7f0 ''Evidence, pages 2, 3, 5, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']] will use to test whether a :[[hypothesishttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948147/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948147&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f63dcd8345f4e49c717b39a228a36c7c ''Evidence, pages 2-6, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, Edexcel '']] is correct.