Claim, Evidence, & Reasoning

Which of the following answers the scientific question or problem?

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following is the best definition of "evidence?"

• Data/facts that support your claim

• Reasoning that justifies your evidence

• All data or facts about a subject

• A statement that answers a question

Which of the following is the best example of a claim?

• Female fish are often larger than males.

• Yes, it is!

• No, it isn't.

• Female fish are larger than males because they need to be able to make eggs, which takes more energy.

Which sentence is an example of a claim?

 

Air is matter. When we pump air into the ball, the ball's weight increases by 5 grams. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.

• Air is matter.

• When we pump air into the ball, the ball's weight increases by 5 grams.

• This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.

Xbox has the best multiplayer games.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Xbox has exclusive rights to several big gaming companies, and this is why Xbox is the best gaming system.

• Reasoning

• Claim

• Evidence

Select the best evidence to support this claim: 

High school students should wear school uniforms. 

• At one school where students were recently required to wear uniforms, student attendance increased 25%, and the drop-out rate decreased by 10%.

• One student reported that wearing their own clothes gives them a way to express their personal style.

• You can buy uniforms online.

• Uniforms can cost up to $200.

You should eat a banana every day. Bananas have nutrients like potassium and magnesium. Because our bodies need potassium and magnesium to work, it is a good idea to eat a banana every day. 

 

Which is the evidence? 

• Bananas have nutrients like potassium and magnesium.

• Because our bodies need potassium and magnesium to work, it is a good idea to eat a banana every day.

• You should eat a banana every day because they have nutrients.

• Bananas are sweeter when they are ripe.

"Mushrooms are more closely related to animals than plants. Plant cells have a cell wall and a large water storage compartment. Animal cells do not have a cell wall, and they only have a small water storage compartment. When you look at mushroom cells under a microscope, you can see that they have no cell wall."

 

Which of the following would make the best reasoning statement?

• Because mushroom cells are more similar to animal cells than plant cells, mushrooms are more closely related to animals than plants.

• Even though mushrooms come out of the ground like plants, they are actually more like animals.

• There are more than 14,000 different kinds of mushrooms.

• Mushrooms don't look like animals, but they are more closely related to animals than plants.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of these is NOT a part of reasoning?

• Reasoning repeats the evidence.

• Reasoning explains why evidence supports a claim.

• A reasoning statement is written in complete sentences.

• Reasoning often includes scientific concepts related to the topic.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6