CER: Tire Pressure

Explain Changes in Tire Pressure
CLAIM, EVIDENCE, REASONING

By Antonio Evans

Mechanics recommend that you should inflate tires to the correct pressure. They also say that if you need to check the air pressure, then you should do so before the car is driven. If you inflate tires to the recommended pressure before you drive the car and then check them again when the air in them has been warmed by friction during a long drive, you may find that the pressure is greater after the drive, even though no gas was added.

Question

Why is tire pressure affected by the temperature of a tire?

Open Ended

Make a Claim

  Your claim should be a response to the stated question. Place only what you intend to argue. If appropriate, use a relevant vocabulary term you have learned in this course.

Question

Why is tire pressure affected by the temperature of a tire?

Open Ended

Cite Evidence/Data

  Provide at least 2 observations or data points that can be used to justify your claim. Avoid “I” statements. If possible and appropriate, use multiple sources.

Question

Why is tire pressure affected by the temperature of a tire?

Open Ended

Use Reasoning

 If applicable, state the definition of the vocabulary word used in the claim in your own words. Then summarize the data and state how that aligns with the definition and verifies the claim. If there is a known relevant scientific principle that explains the phenomena, state that and use it to explain

Question

Why is tire pressure affected by the temperature of a tire?

Open Ended

Share your written argument

so that it can be critiqued by one or more classmates. Listen closely and record their feedback. What flaws or weaknesses did your peers identify in your argument? If a counter argument was proposed, do you agree or disagree with the reasoning?