Creating Claims
Question: Should students have science homework? Create a claim
Students should not have homework.
Students should have homework.
Create a claim about the proper babysitting age
The proper babysitting age is 15 years old
Explain what reasoning is.
Connects the evidence to the claim
Evidence supports the claim. 3 pieces of evidence
Define evidence.
Supports the claim
2-3 pieces
Includes observations, data on charts and graphs etc
Question: What is the effect of cola on your health? Create a claim.
Cola effects your health negatively.
Create a claim about a change that should be made in my classroom.
Ms. Jinnah science class have pizza every Friday.
Claim: Drinking cola affects your health negatively
Evidence: Scientists have found that drinking cola can cause high blood pressure
Create a reason
High blood pressure develops overtime and can be caused by harmful ingredients eaten in processed foods and sugary drinks such as cola. High blood pressure can take shorten your lifespan and cause future health problems.
Claim
How many pieces of evidence should you give?
A great scientist is curious about the world.
Create a claim about a change that should be made in the school.
Schools should start at 10am to support students growth.
Claim: Ms. Jazmin's class is amazingly fun.
Evidence: We are currently playing Jeopardy in her class.
Create reasoning:
(You don’t have to believe it to be able to create reasoning for it)
Playing jeopardy is a game which is really fun. Therefore, playing games in class makes the class fun.
Connects the data to the claim
Reasoning
Provide 2 pieces of evidence for the following claim (even if you do not believe it to be true):
In person school is better for your mental health than online.
One piece of evidence is that students get to communicate with friends face to face.
Another piece of evidence is that students get to interact with teachers face to face.
Question: How do food deserts effect marginalized groups?
Food desserts cause health problems in Black and Brown communities
Define Claim.
1 sentence, restates the question, clear and short
Claim: Climate change crisis is causing natural disasters
Evidence: we collectively emit around 50 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year
Create a reasoning
Too much carbon dioxide can pollute the planet. When there is too much pollution, it disrupts the earth's cycles and creates natural disasters.
What is a food desert and who does it impact?
Food deserts are areas where there is no healthy options. Food deserts are mostly in areas where there are marginalized groups of people.
Where can you find evidence from when doing a lab?
Internet research, graphs, observations
Create a counter claim
Claim: There are only 2 genders.
There are more than two genders.
Create a claim about how people should treat those they care about.
People should treat others with kindness
Claim: Academy of the city is the best middle school
Evidence: there are resources for all students to learn.
Create reasoning:
Resources such as pens, pencils, books help students listen in class to learn. Because we learn so much, we are the best school
What is the difference between reasoning and evidence?
Evidence is data that supports the claim.
Reasoning explains why the data or evidence is important. Includes scientific vocabulary and explanation
Provide evidence for the following claim:
Food deserts hurt the health of marginalized communities.
Food deserts are mainly located in marginalized communities. Because there is a lack of grocery stores and healthy options, people turn towards more unhealthy foods which impact health negatively