Parts of an Argument
I’m the answer to the scientific question — the main point you’re trying to prove.
What is a claim?
A group of parts that work together.
What is a system?
Something positive or helpful in a situation.
What is a benefit?
Something you ask to learn or discover more.
What is a question?
A student says, “Plants need sunlight to grow.” What part of an argument is this?
What is a claim?
I explain how your proof supports your ide
What is Reasoning?
The ability to make things move or change.
What is energy?
Something difficult that makes a task harder.
What is a challenge?
Information gathered by using your senses.
What are observations?
You measure plant height each week and record data. What part of an argument are you collecting?
What is evidence?
I’m the facts or data that make your argument strong.
What is evidence?
This is a smaller or simpler version scientists use to show how something works.
What is a model?
In an argument, these two ideas often show opposite sides — one helps, one causes problems.
What are benefits and Challenges?
This tool helps you sort evidence from strongest to weakest.
What is an evidence gradient?
You explain that sunlight gives plants energy for photosynthesis. What part of an argument is that?
What is reasoning?