Essential Question: What evidence will help me make a claim? Key Vocabulary: relevant, irrelevant Do Now: Ania is conducting an investigation. Her question is, “Are there more native or invasive crabs in Belfast?” Which information is most helpful in answering the question? Green crabs have five spines on right next to each eye. Ania travelled 20 minutes on the bus to get to her field site. Out of 18 total crabs that she collected, 7 were native crabs and 11 were invasive. Ania collected data in three different places along the beach. After completing this this activity, I will be able to… NGSS Level 1 Level 2: all of level Level 3: all of Level 4: all of Practice 7 1 and… level 2 and… level 3 and… Engaging in Choose three or Pull my evidence Explain why the Make a claim argument more pieces of from my data pieces of about my from evidence that will analysis and the evidence that I research evidence help me answer information that I chose are question based my research have learned about relevant to my on the relevant question. ecosystems and my question. research that I species. have gathered. Once you have completed the activity, circle the highest level that you achieved. Choose the best evidence: Find the research question and read it to the group. Place the question on the table so that everyone can see it. Find the “relevant evidence” and “irrelevant evidence” cards and place them on the table so that everyone can see them. Pass out the evidence cards so that each person in has about the same number of cards. Take turns going around the table. When it is your turn: Read one card. Decide whether you think the evidence is “relevant” or “irrelevant” and explain your choice to the group. If the group agrees, place the card in a pile with either the “relevant” or “irrelevant” card.
Essential Question: What evidence will help me make a claim? Key Vocabulary: relevant, irrelevant Do Now: Ania is conducting an investigation. Her question is, “Are there more native or invasive crabs in Belfast?” Which information is most helpful in answering the question? Green crabs have five spines on right next to each eye. Ania travelled 20 minutes on the bus to get to her field site. Out of 18 total crabs that she collected, 7 were native crabs and 11 were invasive. Ania collected data in three different places along the beach. After completing this this activity, I will be able to… NGSS Practice 7 Level 1 Level 2: all of level 1 and… Level 3: all of level 2 and… Level 4: all of level 3 and… Engaging in argument from evidence Choose three or more pieces of evidence that will help me answer my research question. Pull my evidence from my data analysis and the information that I have learned about ecosystems and my species. Explain why the pieces of evidence that I chose are relevant to my question. Make a claim about my research question based on the relevant research that I have gathered. Once you have completed the activity, circle the highest level that you achieved. Choose the best evidence: Find the research question and read it to the group. Place the question on the table so that everyone can see it. Find the “relevant evidence” and “irrelevant evidence” cards and place them on the table so that everyone can see them. Pass out the evidence cards so that each person in has about the same number of cards. Take turns going around the table. When it is your turn: Read one card. Decide whether you think the evidence is “relevant” or “irrelevant” and explain your choice to the group. If the group agrees, place the card in a pile with either the “relevant” or “irrelevant” card.