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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?. 2. Make a claim.
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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?
2. Make a claim How did attendance affect the science grades the students earned?
3. Make a Claim Make a claim that would describe the entire graph.
4. Make a Claim A simple claim just states one thing about the data: At 1 year of age the trees had an average radius of 2.2 cm. We want claims that describe the trends or patterns in the data.