Research

McNeill, Katherine L., and Dean M. Martin. “Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning.” Science and Children 48, no. 8 (April/May 2011): 52–56. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43176206.

Summary: Elementary students in this article use claims, evidence, and reasoning to communicate their findings and support claims. This strategy can be introduced by asking students questions about everyday situations. Students will start by answering a question, providing data to support their answer, and then explaining how it supports their answer. This model can then be applied to any science concept to help students practice using evidence to communicate their findings.