Making Claims: Introduction and Practice

Scientific Explanations

Definition of Claim

A statement (conclusion) about the solution to a problem or question using data

What is a claim?

1.Make a Claim

Question: What field do most Scripps alumni go into after graduation?

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2. Make a claim

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How did attendance affect the science gradesthe students earned?

3. Make a Claim

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Make a claim that would describe the entire graph.

4. Make a Claim

Age of trees (yrs) Ave Radius (cm)

1 2.2

2 2.4

3 2.8

4 3.5

5 4.1

6 4.4

A simple claim just states one thing about the data: At 1 year of age the trees hadan average radius of 2.2 cm.

We want claims that describethe trends or patterns in thedata.

5. Make a claim

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