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AQA A* EPQ 2024 - SOURCES JUSTIFICATION AND EVALUATION
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EPQ Source ListAuthor(s) Title/Description Type of URL/Publication Date of Comments on
Publication Details Publication validity and
usefulness of
source
Anna Akkus, Evaluation of mineral content Journal Article DOI: 10.4317/jced.53057 2016 This source was useful in
Asya Akkus, in healthy permanent human providing me with
Renato Roperto, enamel by Raman information about the
Ozan Akkus, spectroscopy composition of minerals,
Thiago Porto, organic matter, and water in
Sorin Teich, the tooth. This source is
Lisa Lang reliable and valid due to it
being published on
PubMed, a database where
scientific articles are peer-
reviewed by other scientists
who can critique them and
ensure credibility.
USED?: Yes
Toral Ardeshna Is there a link between the Blog post https:// 21/10/2019 This source was useful in
immune system and oral www.trucaredentistry.com/ providing me with
health? Can the immune blog/link-between-the- information about how
system create cavities? – immune-system-and-oral- issues with the immune
TruCare Dentistry health/ system can relate to the
occurrence of cavities within
the mouth. This source is
valid as it is a blog post
written by a dental clinic, by
dental staff who are
educated about what
factors can serve as risks to
oral disease.
USED?: Yes
, EPQ Source List
Adam P. Van Homo erectus - A Bigger, Web article https://www.nature.com/ 2013 The source was useful in
Arsdale Smarter, Faster Hominin scitable/knowledge/library/ providing me with accurate
Lineage | Learn Science at homo-erectus-a-bigger- information about the
Scitable smarter-97879043/ locations of fossil
discoveries for Homo
erectus globally. It is
reliable as Nature is science
journal where scientists
peer-review to ensure
credibility. At the bottom of
the page, the sources used
to make the article are also
detailed.
USED?: Yes
N/A Homo rudolfensis • Becoming Web article https://becominghuman.org/ N/A This source was useful in
Human hominin-fossils/homo- providing me with
rudolfensis/ information about fossils
available for species in
Homo rudolfensis and in
providing me with
contextual information
about its appearance. This
source is reliable because
“Becoming Human” is
funded and receives it
information from the official
“Institute of Human Origins”,
one of the largest research
organisations in human
origins.
USED?: Yes
Beth Blaxland Hominid and Hominin – Web article https://australian.museum/ 10/2/2020 This source was useful in
What’s the difference? learn/science/human- providing information about
evolution/hominid-and- the difference between
hominin-whats-the-difference/ hominins and hominids,
, EPQ Source List
which is a concept that
people often find
themselves confused by
due to unclear information.
This source is reliable as
the Australian Museum is
renowned worldwide, with
its staff being able to give
analysis’, interpretations
and distinctions between
things because they are
specialists within the field.
USED?: Yes
Glenn Branch Acceptance Level of Web page https://ncse.ngo/acceptance- 11/12/2020 This source was useful in
Evolution in Twenty evolution-twenty-countries giving me statistics about
Countries | National Center the general belief in
for Science Education evolution across several
prominent countries. In
terms of validity, this source
is reliable as it is an NGO
that is based on science
education, working with
scientists to ensure that
information about concepts
like evolution and climate
change are spread
accurately.
USED?: Yes
Brighton & Hove Understanding Ancient Diets Video https://www.youtube.com/ 25/2/2019 This source was useful in
Museums with Stable Isotope Analysis watch?v=J-gC7UXUoYk providing me with
information about how
stable isotope analysis can
be used to trace back the
diet and environments of
past hominins, which is
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