Claim-Evidence-Reasoning

The statement “Flex Tape is a super-strong, rubberized, waterproof tape that can patch, bond, seal, and repair virtually everything” is an example of:

• Evidence

• Reasoning

• Claim

• Hypothesis

Which of the following could be a hypothesis for a plant growth experiment?

• Red-colored light enhances tomato plant growth

• If tomato plants are grown under red light, then enhanced plant growth and fruit production will occur

• The average “white light” plant produced 8 ripe tomatoes over a 90 day period

• Suspend bulbs 30 cm over tomato plants

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-5

Sally wants to determine if Shout stain remover is more efficient than OxiClean stain remover. In her experiment, all of the following variables need to stay the same except:

• Shirt size and material

• Type, size, and placement of stain

• Volume and temperature of water

• Type of stain remover

True or False: In a controlled experiment, more than one variable should be changed in order to conduct an accurate experiment.

• True

• False

What is a claim?

• A statement believed to be true

• An assertion

• Scientific data used to support the claim

• Connects the evidence to the claim

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is evidence?

• A statement believed to be true

• An assertion

• Scientific data used to support the claim

• Connects the evidence to the claim

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

What is reasoning?

• A statement believed to be true

• An assertion

• Scientific data used to support the claim

• Connects the evidence to the claim

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

All of the following are examples of Quantitative Data except?

• Measurements

• Calculations

• Statistics (survey results)

• Microscopic Drawings

All of the following are examples of Qualitative Data except?

• Measurements

• Labeled Diagrams

• Written Observations

• Microscopic Drawings

True or False: Independent variables are factors scientist change and Dependent variables are factors that depend on the independent variable.

• True

• False