Constructing Explanations
Level 4
Revising Explanations with Evidence
Practice Slides (Google Slides) (PDF)
Student Worksheet (Google Doc) (PDF)
Mini-lesson Cards: Painted Dog (Google Doc) (PDF); Model in Container (Google Doc) (PDF); Puzzle Box (Google Doc) (PDF);
Stickleback (Google Doc) (PDF)
Construct and revise an explanation based on valid and reliable evidence obtained from a variety of sources 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
Revised - changed or made alterations to
Scientific - based on the methods and principles of science
Sources - a firsthand document or primary reference work
STANDARDS
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