Claims + evidence + reasoning explanation
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Claims + Evidence + Reasoning
= Explanation
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Claim: My Father is an Alien
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Claim
A claim answers the question or problem. It states what you (think) you know.• My dad is an alien
• Air is matter
• The velocity is constant
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Evidence
Evidence states how you know your claim. Evidence comes from (Qualitative, Quantitative) observations.
• He has a spaceship
• An inflated ball weighs more than a “flat” ball.
• It covers the same distance in the same time.
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Reasoning
Explain how your evidence supports your claim.
• Aliens fly spaceships
• Air has weight (mass), a property of matter.
• Objects traveling the same speed cover the same distance in the same time.
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Claim Evidence Reasoning
Claim: My Father is an Alien
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CER = Explanation
Observation
Claim
Evidence #1 Evidence #2 Evidence #3
Reasoning #1 Reasoning #2 Reasoning #3
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• He speaks a weird language
• He drinks green stuff
• He says he’s from Albuquerque
• Just look at him…..
• He has a space ship.
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Evidence For Alien
Are any of the liquids thesame substance?
CER = Explanation
Observation
Claim
Evidence #1 Evidence #2 Evidence #3
Reasoning #1 Reasoning #2 Reasoning #3
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Curiosity
Write a Scientific Explanation that states why we sent Curiosity to Mars.
Observation (What did you observe?)
Claim (What does it mean?)
Evidence #1 (from your data) Evidence #2 (from your data) Evidence #3 (from your data)
Reasoning #1 (Connect your evidence to your claim) Reasoning #2 (Connect your evidence to your claim) Reasoning #3 (Connect your evidence to your claim)
• Observation: What you notice
• Claim: What it means
• Evidence: 3 from data table.
• Reasoning: Why evidence shows supports your claim.