Testing Claims
Turn broad statements into measurable questions.
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Investigating Science · 2027 HSC
Fact or Fallacy?
Test claims against measurable outcomes, examine bias and causal inference, and compare research evidence with the way findings are reported.
66 pages2027 HSC editionInvestigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Digital Reader
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Impacts on Investigations
Evaluate bias, controls and interests.
Evidence-based Analysis
Distinguish association, causation and uncertainty.
Reading Between the Lines
Compare research findings with public claims.
HSC-style practice
Apply the framework to original tasks.
Worked responses
Check the limits of each conclusion.
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- pp 3–9
Testing Claims
Turn broad statements into measurable questions.
- pp 10–15
Impacts on Investigations
Evaluate bias, controls and interests.
- pp 16–23
Evidence-based Analysis
Distinguish association, causation and uncertainty.
- pp 24–31
Reading Between the Lines
Compare research findings with public claims.
- pp 32–38
Science as Self-correcting
Assess replication, scrutiny and correction.
- pp 39–52
HSC-style practice
Apply the framework to original tasks.
- pp 53–66
Worked responses
Check the limits of each conclusion.
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State the claim or question, test whether the method can answer it, and make a conclusion proportionate to the evidence. Use the original practice and worked responses to revise that chain.
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