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Skill 1.7 Questioning Information

Produced by Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme, in this activity students identify potentially misleading statistics and explain some of the issues involved in using data to inform policy making.

The activity is split into two sections:

Part 1 - students view a video clip highlighting the fallibility of the use of statistics. They are then invited to question the worth of statistics when making important decisions.

Part 2 - students question the figures given for the cost of electricity production from nuclear fission. They research the debate about the costs that have not been taken into account in deriving these figures and then consider other less measurable factors that affect large scale energy policy.

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Subject(s)Science, Biology, Physics, Chemistry
Age16-19
Published2000 - 2009
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