Year 11 IS Revision

Modules 3 & 4
Year 11 Investigating Science M3-4 Revision

Inquiry question: What is a scientific model? 2

Inquiry question: What makes scientific models useful? 3

Inquiry question: When should a particular model be used? 3

Inquiry question: How can a model be constructed to simplify understanding of a scientific

concept? 4

Inquiry question: What are the differences and similarities between scientific theories and laws? 5

Inquiry question: What leads to a theory being developed? 6

Inquiry question: What leads to the acceptance of a scientific law? 7

Inquiry question: How are theories and laws used in science? 8

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Inquiry question: What is a scientific model?
1 Define what a scientific model is.

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2 Describe the main types of scientific models.

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3 Assess the effectiveness of one of the models shown.

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Inquiry question: What makes scientific models useful?

Inquiry question: When should a particular model be used?

4 Assess the effectiveness of each of the following models.

● epidemic models
● models of the Universe
● atomic models
● climate models

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5 Explain why some models are simple while others are complex?

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Inquiry question: How can a model be constructed to simplify

understanding of a scientific concept?

6 Outline a model you have made in class and assess its effectiveness.

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Inquiry question: What are the differences and similarities

between scientific theories and laws?

7 Explain the Law of Conservation of Matter.

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8 Explain the Theory of Plate Tectonics.

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9 Explain the difference between a theory and a law. Why is it wrong to say a theory hasn’t been
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Inquiry question: What leads to a theory being developed?

10 Outline how two historical theories were developed?

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11 Describe four theories that have changed due to new evidence.

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Inquiry question: What leads to the acceptance of a scientific law?

12 Give an example of scientific law and explain why it is accepted as a law.

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13 Outline an experiment that you could conduct to show that a law makes accurate predictions.

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Inquiry question: How are theories and laws used in science?

14 Explain how the Law of Conservation of Energy is applied to; Chemistry; Physics; Human
Biology; Earth & Environmental Science.

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15 Explain how different areas of science can be used to unify theories. Use a specific example in
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16 Analyse how the concepts of the Law of conservation of Energy and Matter have changed due to
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