Claim, Evidence and Reasoning

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What does the "R" stand for in "CER?"

• relevant

• right

• reverse

• reasoning

What does the "E" stand for in "CER?"

• eliminate

• energy

• evidence

• equal

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What does the letter "C" stand for in "CER?"

• creative

• claim

• correct

• cause

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

• 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.

The statement "If a balloon gets warm, it will expand." is which of the following?

• claim

• evidence

• reasoning

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The statement "the balloon got bigger, from 6 cm to 8 cm." is which of the following?

• claim

• evidence

• reasoning

• conclusion

The statement "The temperature of the pool increased from 27^o to 30^o." is which of the following.

• claim

• evidence

• reasoning

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Since the TV turned on after I put new batteries in the remote control, the old batteries must have been no good. Which type of statement is this?

• claim

• evidence

• reasoning

A claim is ______________________________.

• a kind of shellfish often used in chowder. 

• a fact.

• a statement or conclusion that answers the original question or problem
  

• a bad thing to make about something.