Claim-Evidence-Reason Support
An important part of science (and life) is to be able to argue effectively. This year you will learn how to:
We will be using the Claim-Evidence-Reason Graphic Organizer to guide the construction of your arguments. The value of hearing other perspectives is a core value of our classroom culture. Listening to others helps us strengthen and clarify our own thinking and collaborating build meaning that is deeper than our original ideas.
Here is our Claim-Evidence-Reason Rubric.
- Compare and critique two arguments on the same topic and analyze whether they emphasize similar or different evidence and/or interpretations of facts.
- Respectfully provide and receive critiques about one’s explanations, procedures, models and questions by citing relevant evidence and posing and responding to questions that elicit pertinent elaboration and detail.
- Construct, use, and/or present an oral and written argument supported by empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support or refute an explanation or a model for a phenomenon or a solution to a problem.
- Make an oral or written argument that supports or refutes the advertised performance of a device, process, or system, based on empirical evidence concerning whether or not the technology meets relevant criteria and constraints.
- Evaluate competing design solutions based on jointly developed and agreed-upon design criteria.
We will be using the Claim-Evidence-Reason Graphic Organizer to guide the construction of your arguments. The value of hearing other perspectives is a core value of our classroom culture. Listening to others helps us strengthen and clarify our own thinking and collaborating build meaning that is deeper than our original ideas.
Here is our Claim-Evidence-Reason Rubric.
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