How do you write a conclusion to support your prediction or hypothesis?

1. How do you write a conclusion to support your prediction or hypothesis? “The data supports my hypothesis. I predicted that more water poured in the model would create more erosion of the soil. In container A, there was 5 cc of soil and in container B there was 7.5 cc of soil. Since we poured more water in container B, and 7.5 is greater than 5, more water created more erosion.” This writing is helpful in math and science too!

2. In this lesson you will learn how to write detailed conclusionsby using numerical data as support.

3. In math and science, you are often asked to analyze data to draw a conclusion.

4. Sometimes, students forget to refer back to the data they collected in their experiment. They may say, “The data shows that my prediction was correct.” But they don’t support it with evidence. I’ve always wondered…

5. 1 • Write a sentence to accept or reject your hypothesis/prediction, then restate your hypothesis/prediction. 2 • Restate the numerical data from the table. Tell what happened using specific numbers. 3 End by wrapping up and generalizing back to your hypothesis/prediction.

6. 1 • Write a sentence to accept or reject your hypothesis/prediction, then restate your hypothesis/prediction. The data supports my hypothesis. I predicted that more water poured in the model would create more erosion of the soil.

7. 2 • Restate the numerical data from the table. Tell what happened using specific numbers. In container A, there was 5 cc of soil and in container B there was 7.5 cc of soil.

8. 3 • End by wrapping up and generalizing back to your hypothesis/prediction. Since we poured more water in container B, and 7.5 is greater than 5, more water created more erosion.”

9. In this lesson you have learned how to write detailed conclusionsby using numerical data as support.

10. This is sample data from an experiment that tested the speed of two different toy cars. Pretend you predicted that small tires would make the car move faster. Write your conclusion.

11. Step 1: Write a sentence to accept or reject your hypothesis/prediction, then restate your hypothesis/prediction. The data supports my hypothesis. I predicted that small tires would make the car move faster.

12. Step 2: Restate the numerical data from the table. Tell what happened using specific numbers. • The car with small tires moved from point A to point B in 3.25 seconds and the car with large tires moved from point A to point B in 4.75 seconds.

13. Step 3: End by wrapping up and generalizing back to your hypothesis/prediction. Since Car A moved faster than Car B, smaller tires move the car faster.

14. Using the same data, write a conclusion that rejects your hypothesis. Remember to use the numerical data to tell why cars with large tires didn’t move faster.

15. Here’s a sample response. The data does not support my hypothesis. I predicted that large tires would make the car move faster. The car with small tires moved from point A to point B in 3.25 seconds and the car with large tires moved from point A to point B in 4.75 seconds. Since Car A moved faster than Car B, large tires do not move cars faster.

16. Use this data to write two conclusion statements: one that accepts (or confirms) the prediction and one that rejects (or denies) the prediction. Note: Median is the middle number when ordered sequentially; for example, the median of the numbers 5, 12, 8 is 8 (when the numbers are put in order 5, 8, 12, the number in the middle is 8).

17. Use one of your recent Science Inquiry tasks to generate some data of your own. Write a conclusion statement that accepts or rejects your hypothesis/prediction.

18. Use this data to complete the conclusion statement. The data _____A_____ my hypothesis. I predicted that more water poured in the model would create _____B_____ erosion of the soil. In container A, there was _____C_____ and in _____D_____ there was 7.5 cc of soil. Since we poured more water in container B, and 7.5 is greater than 5, _____E_____.

19. How did you do? Here are the answers. Blank A: did not support Blank B: less Blank C: 5 cc of soil Blank D: container B Blank E: more water created more erosion

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