CLAIM EVIDENCE REASONING CER MS LEW BIOLOGY 1

CLAIM, EVIDENCE, REASONING (CER) MS. LEW BIOLOGY

• 1. How many tourists are staying at this camp?

• 2. When did they arrive: today or a few days ago?

• 3. How did they get here?

• 4. Is there a town nearby?

• 5. Where does the wind blow from: north or south?

• 6. What time of day is it?

• 7. Where did Alex go?

• 8. Who was on duty yesterday

• 9. What date is it today?

• 10. What season is it?

CLAIM – EVIDENCE – REASONING (CER) Claim: • Answers the question • Short statement Evidence: • Supports the Claim • Observations, data, scientific research Reasoning: • Explanation of how the Evidence supports the Claim • Shows why and how the data counts as evidence

WHY CER? • This is how to make an argument or explanation convincing. • In Science, the “best answer” is the claim that is supported by the most evidence.

LESSONS FROM MONTE PYTHON: IS SHE A WITCH? HOW DO YOU KNOW? • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=zrz. Mh. U_4 m-g • What evidence did they use to support their claim that she was a witch? • Valid? Reasonable? Logical?

DO COCKROACHES PREFER LIGHT OR DARK ENVIRONMENTS?

WHICH ARGUMEN T IS STRONGE R? A B

PHRASES TO USE • Evidence: • “According to our observations” • Restate/summarize data results • “First, second, third…” • Reasoning: • Since [summarize data analysis], we can conclude… • The data indicates… therefore • The data suggests. . . so

YOU TRY! (IN YOUR NOTEBOOK) • 1. Use one of the sentence starters below to make a claim: • A) The greatest (choose one) athlete is _______. • B) The best movie is _________. • C) The greatest musical artist (solo or group) is _______. • 2. Write down at least 2 pieces of evidence that support your claim. **Must use computers to research for valid DATA. • 3. Provide reasoning explaining how the evidence you chose supports your claim of the “best. ” • UNDERLINE with these colors CLAIM, EVIDENCE, REASONING