Analyzing Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning

Explain the importance of reasoning in the CER framework.

• Logical connections have no impact on the CER framework

• Drawing conclusions without reasoning is sufficient in the CER framework

• Reasoning helps to analyze evidence, make logical connections, and draw valid conclusions.

• Reasoning is not important in the CER framework

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What role does reasoning play in evaluating the strength of evidence in a scientific investigation?

• Reasoning has no impact on evaluating evidence in a scientific investigation

• Reasoning is only important in non-scientific investigations

• The strength of evidence in a scientific investigation is determined by intuition, not reasoning

• Reasoning is essential for evaluating the strength of evidence in a scientific investigation.

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Provide an example of evidence that supports a claim in a scientific investigation.

• Personal opinions and beliefs

• Anecdotal stories from friends and family

• Information from social media

• Data from experiments, observations, or research studies

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Describe the process of constructing a scientific explanation based on evidence and reasoning.

• Ignoring data and making assumptions

• Gathering evidence, analyzing data, and using logical reasoning to form a conclusion

• Guessing without any evidence

• Relying solely on personal beliefs

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Why is it important for a scientific explanation to be based on evidence?

• To align with personal beliefs

• To confuse people

• To ensure reliability and accuracy

• To make it more entertaining

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In what ways can evidence be collected and analyzed in a scientific investigation?

• Guessing and assuming

• Experiments, observations, surveys, interviews, and data analysis

• Using magic and supernatural powers

• Asking friends and family for their opinions

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Explain how the CER framework helps scientists communicate their findings and conclusions.

• It provides a structured approach to organizing and presenting evidence, reasoning, and conclusions.

• It is only used for organizing data, not for drawing conclusions

• It only focuses on presenting evidence without any reasoning

• It has no impact on scientific communication

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Provide an example of a scientific explanation that includes a claim, evidence, and reasoning.

• Theory of evolution by natural selection

• Theory of relativity by Albert Einstein

• Theory of gravity by Isaac Newton

• Big Bang theory

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Reasoning is __________________.

• statement of conclusion that answers the original question/problem

• Scientific data that supports the claim

• justification that connects the evidence to the claim

• Empirical Evidence

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What does Evidence mean? 

• All scientific data that supports your claim

• An opinion

• Statement you believe to be true

• A statement of an opposing argument

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