Constructing Explanations
Level 3
Evidence-Based Reasoning
Practice Slides (Google Slides) (PDF)
Student Worksheet (Google Doc) (PDF)
Mini-lesson Cards: Red block (Google Doc) (PDF); Used Calculator (Google Doc) (PDF); Tire Wear (Google Doc) (PDF);
Red-Breasted Tilapia (Google Doc) (PDF)
Construct a scientific explanation based on valid and reliable evidence and the assumption that theories and laws that describe the natural world operate today as they did in the past and will continue to do so in the future.
TERMS
Cause - a thing that gives rise to an event
Effect - an event
Evidence - anything presented to support a claim
Explanation - a logical reason for a phenomenon
Phenomenon - observable events in the natural world (require explanations)
Reasoning - the action of thinking about something in a logical way
Scientific - based on the methods and principles of science
STANDARDS
MS-LS1-5 / MS-LS1-6 / MS-LS2-2 / MS-LS4-2 / MS-LS4-4 / MS-ESS1-4 / MS-ESS2-2 / MS-ESS3-1 / HS-PS1-2 / HS-PS1-5 / HS-LS1-1 / HS-LS1-6 / HS-LS2-3 / HS-LS4-2 / HS-LS4-4 / HS-ESS1-2 / HS-ESS1-6 / HS-ESS3-1