WHAT
WHY
HOW
Opener
Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning
Deciding on the Appropriate Data
Reasoning
Closer
WHAT
WHY
HOW
Opener
Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning
Deciding on the Appropriate Data
Reasoning
Closer
Deciding on the Appropriate Data for Evidence
Connections
When students start gathering evidence, they will need to develop skills to help them determine which evidence or data best supports their claim. Let's look at a strategy to help students develop those skills.
Directions
Read the
Argumentation ToolKit page on evidence
and watch the first video.
How does scientific evidence compare to how evidence is used to support a claim in your content area?
Access the Card Sort board your facilitator created.
Compare your sorting with the sorting of other teams.
Reflection
How might sorting or ranking evidence be of help to students?
How might you use an activity like this in the classroom?
What adaptations would need to occur for this activity to happen in a remote learning setting?