C-E-RCLAIM

EVIDENCE

REASONING

Claim-Evidence-Reasoning

Claim

What do you think you know?

Evidence

What evidence do you have to support the claim?

Reasoning

How does your evidence support your claim?

This is about JUSTIFICATION

Practice

Draw a box around 5 lines on your paper

Draw lines after the first and third lines inside the box

Label the three sections “Claim”, “Evidence”, and “Reasoning”

Repeat this process four times, with one line in between each box

Practice

Brianna wanted to compare the densities of two different solids of the same volume (6 cm3) to see which one was more dense. Solid A had a mass of 2 grams while solid B had a mass of .5 grams. (Density = Mass/Volume)

Practice

Sammy wanted to see if plants really do grow better in sunlight. He used three plants of the same type and size in three locations. Plant A was placed on the countertop in the center of a classroom. Plant B was placed inside a cabinet. Plant C was placed on a windowsill. After five days, Sammy measured the growth of the plants and found the following data:

Height – Day 1 Height – Day 5

Plant A 12 cm 14 cm

Plant B 12 cm 13 cm

Plant C 12 cm 16 cm

Practice

Create two more examples on your paper. These can be anything you like, as long as you have data available to you. They do not have to be experiments.