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evaluating!claims.
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presented!by!the!instructor:!
a. Identify!claims!m ad e!in!eac h!ar gu m en t!
b. Distinguish!among!facts!(based!on!research!findings)!and!
speculation!or!opinion!(not!supported!by!ob jective!
informat ion ) !us ed !to !su p p o rt !ea ch !cl aim!
c. Compare!and!critique!claims!made!by!these!two!arguments!on!
the!same!topic:!
i. by!identifying!if!they!emphasize!similar!or!different!
evidence.!
ii. and/or!by!comparing!the!interpretation!of!evidence.!
iii. and/or!by!considering!the!ethical!issues!of!each!!
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Using!competing!arguments!on!the!same!topic!developed!by!
students!or!presented!by!the!instructor:!
a. Identify!claims!m ad e!in!eac h!ar gu m en t!
b. Distinguish!among!scientific!facts!(based!on!research!findings!
and!scientific!consensus)!and!speculation!or!opinion!(not!
supported!by!scientifically-vetted!information)!used!to!
support!each!claim!
c. Compare!and!critique!claims!made!by!these!two!arguments!
on!the!same!topic:!
i. by!identifying!if!they!emphasize!similar!or!different!
evidence.!
ii. and/or!by!comparing!the!interpretation!of!evidence.!!
iii. Considering!the!limitations,!constraints,!and!ethical!
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a. Citing!relevant!scientific!evidence!and!
b. Posing!and!responding!to!69&8%0%8!questions!that!elicit!pertinent!
elaboration!and!detail.!
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scientific!arguments!2+?!
a. Probing!reasoning!and!scientific!evidence!
b. Challenging!ideas!and!conclusions!
c. Responding!thoughtfully!to!diverse!perspectives!
d. Determining!what!additional!informatio n !is!r eq u ire d !to !
resolve!contradictions!
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a. Construct,!use,!and/or!present!an!oral!and!written!argument,!to!
support!or!refute!an!explanation!or!a!mod el!for!a!phe n omenon!
(science),!or!a!solution!to!a!problem !(engine ering),!that!is!
supported!by:!
i. A!claim!or!set!of!claims!
ii. @&4&51#,!empirical!evidence!(e.g.,!observations,!data,!
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evidence!presented!
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a. Construct,!use,!and/or!present!an!oral!and!written!argument!
or!counter-arguments!based!on!data!and!evidence.!!!
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b. Refine!claim!or!set!of!claims!based!on!an!evaluation!of!the!
data!and!evidence!presented!
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a. Make!and!defend!a!claim!(or!set!of!claims)!related!to!a!design!
solution!that:!
i. supports!or!refutes!the!advertised!performance!of!a!
device,!process,!or!system,!!
ii. are!based!on!empirical!evidence!about!the!effectiveness!of!
a!design!solution!(whether!or!not!the!technology!meets!
relevant!criteria!and!constraints)!!
iii. reflects!scientific!knowledge,!and!student-generated!
evidence.!
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b. Evaluate!competing!design!solutions!based!on!jointly!
developed!and!agreed-upon!design!criteria!
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a. Make!and!defend!a!claim!(or!set!of!claims)!related!to!a!design!
solution!that:!
i. supports!or!refutes!the!advertised!performance!of!a!
device,!process,!or!system,!!
ii. are!based!on!empirical!evidence!about!the!effectiveness!
of!a!design!solution!(whether!or!not!the!technology!
meets!relevant!criteria!and!constraints)!!
iii. are!based!on!evidence!about!the!natural!or!designed!
world.!
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b. Evaluate!competing!design!solutions!based!on!relevant!factors!
such!as!economic,!societal,!environmental,!and!ethical!
consideration.!
*!Teaching!methods!instructors!should!consider!use!of!discourse!scaffolds!or!sentence!frames!to!help!guide!this!!
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