Claim Evidence Reasoning in Science

Emma, Jackson, and Liam are having a heated debate about science. They are trying to define what a 'claim in science' is. Can you help them out?

• Emma thinks a claim in science is a statement that is based on personal opinion.

• Jackson argues that a claim in science is a statement that asserts a particular outcome or result based on evidence or observations.

• Liam believes a claim in science is a wild guess with no evidence.

• Or is it that a claim in science is a statement that can never be proven or disproven, as some others suggest?

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Imagine Grace, Benjamin, and Evelyn are having a heated debate in their science class. They are discussing what counts as evidence in science. Can you help them settle the debate?

• Opinions or beliefs that support or refute a scientific claim or hypothesis.

• Experiments or tests that support or refute a scientific claim or hypothesis.

• Theoretical models or predictions that support or refute a scientific claim or hypothesis.

• Data, facts, or observations that support or refute a scientific claim or hypothesis.

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Zoe, Abigail, and Evelyn are discussing reasoning in science. Which of the following statements best describes what they are talking about?

• Process of using emotions and intuition to draw conclusions and make predictions based on observations and data

• Process of using logical thinking and evidence to draw conclusions and make predictions based on observations and data

• Process of blindly accepting information without questioning or analyzing it

• Process of randomly guessing and making assumptions without any evidence or data

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Mia, Jackson, and Luna are having a debate. Jackson says that a scientific study is an example of evidence, while Luna thinks it's a personal opinion. Mia is unsure and thinks it could be a rumor or a fictional story. Who do you think is correct?

• personal opinion

• scientific study

• rumor

• fictional story

Imagine Olivia, Michael, and Benjamin are playing a game of Clue. Which of the following strategies would be an example of reasoning?

• Olivia uses random guessing to solve the mystery

• Michael uses emotional intuition to solve the mystery

• Benjamin uses deductive logic to solve the mystery

Emma and Elijah are having a debate about the importance of claim, evidence, and reasoning in science. Why do they think it's important?

• To ignore scientific evidence and reasoning.

• To make scientific claims more subjective.

• To confuse and mislead scientists.

• To support and validate scientific claims.

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Daniel and David are having a debate about the correct order of claim, evidence, and reasoning in a scientific argument. Can you help them figure it out?

• claim, evidence, reasoning

• claim, reasoning, evidence

• reasoning, claim, evidence

• evidence, claim, reasoning

Mrs. G and Mrs. Ngo are having a heated debate about the purpose of evidence in a scientific argument. Can you help them settle the argument?

• Is it to provide irrelevant information?

• Or is it to support or refute a hypothesis or claim?

• Maybe it's to confuse the reader?

• Or could it be to make the argument more complicated?

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Imagine Edgar and Eduardo are having a heated debate in their science class. What would be the purpose of their reasoning in this scientific argument?

• The purpose of their reasoning in the scientific argument is to support and justify claims or hypotheses.

• The purpose of their reasoning in the scientific argument is to confuse and mislead the audience.

• The purpose of their reasoning in the scientific argument is to ignore evidence and personal biases.

• The purpose of their reasoning in the scientific argument is to make unsupported claims and assumptions.

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