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Getting Past “Just Because” Claim, Evidence and Reasoning Practice Worksheet Directions: Read the short story below and then answer the questions. It was a dark and stormy afternoon at Adams Middle School. Seventh-grade students were returning from lunch. Mr. G sat on his stool with a fresh spaghetti-sauce stain on his shirt, while Ms. S ushered students to their seats. “Mmmmm, what a delicious lunch I just had!” Mr. G exclaimed. “I’m completely stuffed. How was school lunch today?” His students look at him as if he were crazy. Suddenly, Ms. K knocked at the door. She whispered to Ms. S, “has anyone seen Ms. C’s lunch? She had spaghetti and meatballs, but it seems to have gone missing.” Ms. S thought for a moment, going back in her memory to think if she had seen anything. She turned to Mr. G and asked, “Mr. G, did you see anything? I think you were in Ms. C’s room just before lunch started.” Mr. G widened his eyes a little and quickly said, “No.” He stood up quickly, knocking his lunch box off of the table. When it hit the floor, a sandwich and an apple rolled out. Mr. G scanned the room, and then asked students, “Does anyone know anything about Ms. C’s missing lunch?” Who do you think took Ms. C’s lunch? __________________________________________________________________ List the pieces of evidence from the story that make you think that: 1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Why do these pieces of evidence make you think that this person took Ms. C’s lunch? Explain: _____________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ How confident are you that this person really took Ms. C’s lunch? ____________________________________________ How confident would you feel with only one or two pieces of evidence? _______________________________________ In science, why is it important to have more than one piece of evidence to support your claim? _____________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ In science, why is it important to explain why the evidence supports your claim? _________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Answer :

Who do you think took the lunch? *MR G*List the pieces of evidence from the story that make you think that. 1. He said he was stuffed although his lunch was in his desk and he ate none of it2. He said he had spaghetti, but there wasn’t any spaghetti in his lunch box. 3. He pushed his lunch box away when he was asked about the spaghetti because he clearly doesn’t want anyone to thing he is suspicious. 4. Mr G said he was stuffed as if he had just had a great meal, not by only eating the things from his lunch pack.___________________________________________________________________________________________ Why do these pieces of evidence make you think that this person took Ms. C’s lunch, Explain? Because some of the evidence is not that big of a chance that it’s a coincidenc.__________________________________________________________________________________________________ How confident are you that this person really took Ms. C’s lunch? _______________________VERY. How confident would you feel with only one or two pieces of evidence? The same, if it is good evidence _______________________________________ In science, why is it important to have more than one piece of evidence to support your claim? _____________________ ________________________________Because for it to be more accurate, the more evidence the better.____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ In science, why is it important to explain why the evidence supports your claim? _________________________________ _______________________________________________________________To make sure something is true, it would need to be proved and justified.__________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

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  • Who do you think took Ms. C’s lunch?

Mr.G

  • List the pieces of evidence from the story that makes you think that:

1. Mr. G had a fresh spaghetti sauce stain on his shirt.

2. The missing lunch was spaghetti and meatballs.

3. Mr. G was in Ms. C’s room just before lunch started.

4. When asked, Mr. G widened his eyes and denied having seen anything. Also, his lunchbox had a sandwich and an apple.

  • Why do these pieces of evidence make you think that this person took Ms. C’s lunch? Explain:

Because they show a connection between the missing lunch and the person who stole it; If Mr.G did not steal the lunch, he should not be nervous. Besides, his lunch box should be empty, but the evidence shows the opposite, so we should suspect Mr.G is the thief.

  • How confident are you that this person took Ms. C’s lunch?

Very confident, Mr. G had an uneaten lunch; he acted nervously when asked about the missing lunch and had a sauce stain on his shirt. The rest of the people in the room were not nervous or were in Ms.C's room before lunch. The evidence is incriminating Mr.G.

  • How confident would you feel with only one or two pieces of evidence?

I would not feel too confident since it could have been a casualty, but as there are more than one or two pieces of evidence, I feel confident enough to say that Mr.G took Ms. C's lunch.

  • In science, why is it important to have more than one piece of evidence to support your claim?

It is important to have more than one piece of evidence because it shows that it is not a casualty and that the claim matches all the evidence. It verifies the claim.

  • In science, why is it important to explain why the evidence supports your claim?

It shows the connection between the action and doer. Also, it is proof that the claim is true.

Once we read the case, we can list the different suspects. Then we have to collect evidence for each of them, in other words, proof that can show who is guilty. In this case, the evidence is about Mr.G; there is no other evidence to blame any other person in the school.

It is crucial to have more than one piece of evidence because:

  • It shows that it is not a casualty
  • It gives a clear connection between the thief and the crime.

Once that we have enough evidence, we have to explain why this one supports the claim. The explanation helps others see the connections that you saw between the thief and the crime. This is important to close the case.

To sum up, evidence and explanations are crucial to solve a case. If we do not have them, anyone could be a thief.

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