CER- Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

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A claim is ______________________________.

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a statement that answers the original question or problem

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Evidence is

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Scientific data that supports the claim

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Reasoning is

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A justification that connects the evidence to the claim

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Last week, there were 2 leaves on our plant, and 6 leaves today.

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evidence

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Which sentence is the claim? Air is matter., We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it., This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.

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Air is matter.

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Which sentence is the evidence? Air is matter. , We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it., This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.

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We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it.

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Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.
Which sentence is the reasoning?

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This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.

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What is an example of a claim? Options: Mr. Bergler likes Star Wars, In the fall, because of changes in the length of daylight and changes in temperature, the leaves stop their food-making process., The data shows that when leaves are taken away from sunlight, they change colors.

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Mr. Bergler likes Star Wars

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What is an example of evidence?

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Football players are 33% more likely to get injured than baseball players.

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Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim: Middle school students should be required to wear uniforms? Options: When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200., A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence.", At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance went up and bad behavior went down.

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At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance went up and bad behavior went down.